Chelsea transfers: Blues sign 16-year-old Finnish wonder-kid Lucas Bergstrom from Turin Palloseura
The teenage goalkeeper is regarded as one of the hottest prospects in European football
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CHELSEA have snapped up 16-year-old Finnish wonder-kid Lucas Bergstrom from Turin Palloseura.
The teenage goalkeeper is regarded as one of the hottest prospects in European football.
He was eyed by a number of clubs across the Continent, but the Blues landed their man.
The Finnish Veikkausliiga side .
Bergstrom will link-up with the Chelsea youth academy following a successful trial period.
Blues boss Maurizio Sarri will then look to promote him to the first-team in the next few years.
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It is not known how much the West London club paid for him, but an agreement was reached at the end of last week.
TPS goalkeeper coach Eemeli Reponen said: "This is a very talented goalkeeper, I’ve known him now for three and a half years.
"Lucas is a modern goalkeeper, that is, good in 1 vs 1 situations. He is at the same time a very comprehensive goalkeeper. "Keep in mind that he is still a really young guy, but he has also done well with us."