Highly rated Celtic youngster Islam Feruz has agreed to join Premier League giants Chelsea. The Somalian born youngster, who has already represented Scotland at youth level, chose to turn down the offer of a professional contract at Parkhead in favour of a move to last season’s Premier League runners up.
The news of the transfer was revealed by Feruz’s agent Rui Alves, who also mentioned that the 16 year old was grateful to Celtic for all what they had done for him. Feruz has been dubbed as the Scottish Rooney by scouts who have watched him play.
Chelsea have beaten a host of clubs to Feruz’s signature, with Man United, Man City, Blackburn, Newcastle and a host of other European clubs all having expressed interest in him over the past season.
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