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Craig Burley: I've heard Chelsea will sign this £40m striker in summer
CHELSEA will sign Celtic striker Moussa Dembele in the summer, according to pundit Craig Burley.
Moussa Dembele scores incredible overhead kick
Chelsea were linked with a move for Dembele during the January window after a stunning first half of the season at Celtic.
The young Frenchman joined the Scottish giants for just a £300,000 compensation fee in the summer and has already scored 27 goals this term.
Craig Burley says Moussa Dembele will join Chelsea in the summer
Antonio Conte to finally land Moussa Dembele for £40m
A Stamford Bridge move failed to materialise in the winter window, but Burley reckons Chelsea will get their man in the summer.
The former Chelsea and Celtic midfielder says he's been told that the Premier League leaders will spend £40million on the 20-year-old.
He told ESPN: "Scottish football is quite embarrassing at the moment in terms of the standard but he is head and shoulders [above the rest].
Moussa Dembele has scored 27 goals for Celtic this season
"He’s a good player and is young. Chelsea, I’m hearing, are the favourites [to sign him].
"Talking to one or two guys I know back in Scotland, they said he is pretty much nailed on to go to Chelsea and possibly for around £40m."
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