The Daily Mail reports that Chelsea have beaten off stiff competition from Manchester City and Everton to sign 18 year old Croatian youth international Stipe Perica from local club NK Zadar.
Perica, a striker, is already a first team regular with his side and reached double digits in goals scored last season. He was also part of the Croatian team at Under-20 World Cup in Turkey this summer and is believed to be quite a talent. At 6 feet 3 inches tall, Perica is already quite the physical specimen, and will only getting stronger as he grows older, making him an ideal target man for the Premier League.
Chelsea have no immediate need for the 18 year old striker, and it is widely expected that he will shipped off on loan on his arrival at Stamford Bridge. Perica’s signing continues the new trend at Chelsea of signing exceptional young talent, even if it means having to pay a premium for it just now as a large number of these future superstars will no doubt develop into world class players with the right grooming.
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