Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal to bring Jude Soonsup-Bell to north London in the January transfer window.
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That's according to a report by the Evening Standard, who revealed that Fabio Paratici has now agreed a deal for the Chelsea centre-forward - who is expected to be officially announced by Spurs upon completion of a medical and the 19-year-old putting pen to paper on a contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The report goes on to suggest that Manchester City were also interested in a move for the England U18 international this month, with Pep Guardiola's side also making an offer for the striker, however, despite the interest of the reigning Premier League champions, Soonsup-Bell now appears to be on his way to Tottenham.
"Top goalscorer"
Considering just how exciting a prospect Soonsup-Bell very much looks to be, the fact that Paratici has managed to beat off City in the race to land the 19-year-old this month undoubtedly represents a fantastic coup for Antonio Conte and his side.
Indeed, the £350k-rated talent first caught the eye during his time with Chelsea's U18 side, scoring an astonishing 23 goals and providing a further two assists over his 25 appearances for the youth outfit - averaging a direct goal involvement every 76 minutes of football played for the U18s.
The youngster has continued his fine goalscoring form while working up the Blues' age groups, bagging one goal and registering three assists over 12 outings for the U19s, as well as netting five goals and notching two assists over 40 fixtures for the U21s.
Rather unsurprisingly, these returns have seen the teenager already earn his first-team debut for Chelsea, a fact that could see him walk into senior team training at Hotspur Way too.
The youngster has earned a considerable amount of praise for his displays, with Chelsea U18 manager Ed Brand stating of the centre-forward following his winner in the U18 Premier League Cup against Fulham last season:
"Jude is a top goalscorer. He showed great composure to get the ball out of his feet and finish well when he got his chance. He is a fantastic player at this level and he should be really proud."
However, it has not only been at club level that Soonsup-Bell has been catching the eye, with the striker having also racked up ten goals over 18 caps for England U15s, U16s, U17s and U18s.
As such, it would indeed appear as if the Chelsea wonderkid has an exceptionally bright future in the professional game, with Spurs' capture of the Chippenham-born talent very much appearing to be a fantastic coup for Paratici and Tottenham, with the club's transfer team enjoying the rare feat of beating the league champions to a new signing.