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Stoke set to land Chelsea midfielder plus £8m in exchange for Man Utd target Asmir Begovic
CHELSEA'S signing of Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic is imminent, according to reports.
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Begovic is close to joining the Blues after Jose Mourinho included Marco van Ginkel into the deal, according to the Daily Mirror.
The Premier League champions are said to have offered £8million to sign Begovic plus the Dutch midfielder on a season-long loan.
Chelsea are close to signing Asmir Begovic from Stoke
And Stoke manager Mark Hughes is desperate to close the deal soon so he can fly Van Ginkel out to Singapore, where they club on a pre-season tour, to meet his new team-mates.
The move comes after Stoke reportedly agreed a deal to sign Shay Given from Aston Villa.
The deal paves for Begovic's exit to Stamford Bridge after Mourinho identified the shot-stopper as the perfect replacement for Petr Cech who joined Arsenal in June.
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