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Chelsea sign Matej Delac; 17-year-old keeper will not arrive until 2011

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13/09/2009

Chelsea have not let the Gael Kakuta affair stop them from signing highly-rated youngsters from all parts of Europe. The Premier League pace setters have agreed a deal for highly-rated young Croatian keeper Matej Delac, according to reports in Croatia.

The 17-year-old Inter Zapresic goalkeeper underwent a medical at Stamford Bridge on Friday and the two clubs have reportedly agreed a three million euro fee.

Frank Arnesen and his team of scouts have been tracking Delac since last season when he broke into the Inter Zapresic first team.

Due to the ban on all incoming transfers into Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have agreed to loan back Delac to Inter Zapresic until January 2011. Although, this could change if Chelsea win an appeal against the FIFA ruling.

Delac was the youngest player to appear in the top division of Croatian football and has represented the national team at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 levels.

IMScouting named Matej Delac a Player to Watch in May, a scouting report, including video evidence, can be seen here.

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