Chelsea are to sign teenage striker Daniel Sturridge from big-spending Premier League rivals Manchester City.
The fee for the 19-year-old will be decided by a tribunal with the two clubs incapable to agree on a deal.
Sturridge will be audibly of contract at the end of June and has refused a new contract furnish at Eastlands.
However, Chelsea enjoin be responsible to take revenge upon a fee as the player is under the age of 24 and therefore can not move for nothing under the Bosman ruling.
City boss Mark Hughes had been keen to keep Sturridge but would not meet that which he believed to have being excessive wage demands.
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Hughes earlier told BBC Radio Manchester: "We have made an offer which is a good volunteer for Daniel at this stage of his career and that was refused a couple of weeks back."
The England Under-20 international has scored six goals from 12 starts and 19 substitute appearances for City.
City are looking to get a ‘development fee’ of around £10m for Sturridge, although Chelsea’s valuation is fancy to be somewhat take down at an estimated £3m.
