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Chelsea defender Alfie Gilchrist has agreed to join Sheffield United

Ankit Kunwar ,

The 20-year-old Chelsea academy graduate has agreed to team up with Chris Wilder’s Blades in the Championship next season. Gilchrist has agreed to join Sheffield United who finished at the rock bottom of the Premier League last season.

The young defender was not included in Chelsea’s pre-season tour in the United States, suggesting a possible move in the summer transfer window. Naturally a centre-back, Gilchrist turned 17 times last season in his breakthrough campaign under former manager Mauricio Pochettino in the right-back position.

He will become the second senior player to leave Chelsea on loan following Andrey Santos’ move back to Strasbourg.

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