Chelsea have agreed an undisclosed fee with Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq for the sale of academy graduate Harvey Vale.
As The Athletic reported on Saturday, Chelsea have decided to consider offers for the 20-year-old after loan spells at Hull City and Bristol Rovers respectively in the past two seasons.
Sources close to Vale have indicated that Al Ettifaq have offered a bigger salary than the player is on at Stamford Bridge but he is not going to rush his decision.
The England Under-20 international, who has just 12 months left of his contract at Chelsea left to run, also has a lot of interest from clubs in England and in Europe.
Moving to Al-Ettifaq would provide the opportunity to work with head coach Steven Gerrard but would also mean moving a significant distance away from his family at a young age.
Vale was named Chelsea’s academy player of the year in 2022 and was captain when England won the European Under-19 Championship the same year.
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