Fulham agree £22m fee for Chelsea winger George

Tyrique George’s signing from Chelsea has been agreed for a £22 million fee by Fulham.

Chelsea have a sell-on clause in place of the 19-year-old’s five-year contract, while Craven Cottage has the same issue.

German side RB Leipzig were interested in George on deadline day, but they are not known to have made any official offers to Chelsea. He is primarily a winger but can also play as a striker.

Since joining the first team at the beginning of last season, the teenager has scored three goals and provided five assists in 27 games. He is expected to leave Stamford Bridge.

The move comes as a record-breaking record signing for Fulham would have been canceled because Portuguese side Sporting had offered the same sum as the £34 million deal for Brazilian winger Kevin from Shakhtar Donetsk.

Fulham had offered Kevin, 22, a five-year deal.

However, Samuel Chukwueze from AC Milan has undergone a medical and is expected to join Fulham before the transfer window closes on Monday at 19:00 BST.

Marco Silva, who has previously complained about the club’s limited transfer activity, would be benefited by the new signings.

With the exception of Montpellier goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte, Silva claimed that the Cottagers had been “passive” throughout the summer.

The Cottagers are 18th in the table and have only two points from their first three Premier League games.