Malo Gusto: Chelsea sign teenage right-back from Lyon in £31m deal

Gusto made his Lyon debut successful January 2021

Chelsea person signed 19-year-old French right-back Malo Gusto from Lyon for 35m euro (£30.7m).

Lyon said the woody includes 5m euro (£4.4m) successful add-ons.

"The defender volition present proceed his awesome advancement connected indebtedness [at Lyon] earlier joining up with the Blues successful the summertime up of the caller campaign," Chelsea said successful a statement.

Gusto came done the ranks astatine Lyon earlier making his archetypal squad debut successful January 2021.

He has made 15 appearances this play for the French club, who are ninth successful Ligue 1.

Lyon said the nine "regrets not having been capable to support 1 of its large hopes trained astatine the academy" but that they are "happy" Gusto would enactment with them for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.

Chelsea person signed Noni Madueke, Mykhailo Mudryk, David Datro Fofana, Andrey Santos and Benoit Badiashile connected imperishable deals successful January and person brought successful Joao Felix connected indebtedness from Atletico Madrid.

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