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Chelsea have confirmed the permanent transfer of Armando Broja to Burnley. The striker leaves after more than a decade on the books with the Blues.
After spending last season on loan at Everton, Broja has departed and will now attempt to help keep Scott Parker's promoted side up in the Premier League next season. He leaves having made 38 appearances, scoring three times for Chelsea.
The announcement of Broja's exit comes just a few hours before Chelsea and Enzo Maresca play their first pre-season friendly of the summer. Chelsea welcome Bayer Leverkusen to Stamford Bridge just over one week ahead of their Premier League opener.
Broja was never used by Maresca and he floated between loans. He has struggled to remain fit after suffering a damaging knee injury in the 2022/23 season.
Chelsea have already signed Joao Pedro and Liam Delap to play up front under Maresca moving forward and Nicolas Jackson could be on his way out. The club are still in talks with Alejandro Garnacho and Xavi Simons over adding to their attacking options.
Broja is likely to bank Chelsea up to £20million which will see their summer sales total reach £235million. Lesley Ugochukwu and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall were sold earlier in the week.
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