Chelsea youth prospect Panzo joins Monaco

Jonathan Panzo, who won the National Under-18s Premier League with Chelsea last season, has agreed a permanent transfer to Monaco.

Published : Jul 06, 2018 18:36 IST

Monaco has agreed a permanent deal to sign defender Jonathan Panzo, who helped Chelsea youth team win the National Under-18s Premier League.

Highly rated as a left-back or central defender, Panzo joined Chelsea at the age of nine and captained England at under-16 level before winning the Under-17 World Cup with the Three Lions in 2017.

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The 17-year-old was part of the double-winning Chelsea under-18s team in 2017-18 and was linked with moves to Borussia Monchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig and Valencia, before Monaco made a bid believed to be in the region of £2.5 million.

A statement on the official Chelsea website said: "We thank Jonathan for his service and wish him the very best of luck for the next stage of his career."

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