Fulham agree £22m fee for Chelsea winger George

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George has been with Chelsea since he was seven but now looks set to leave for west London rivals Fulham

Fulham have agreed a £22m fee to sign winger Tyrique George from Chelsea.

The 19-year-old is in talks over a five-year contract at Craven Cottage, while Chelsea have a sell-on clause included in the deal.

George, who is primarily a winger but can also play as a striker, was the subject of interest from German club RB Leipzig on deadline day, but they are not known to have made any official offer to Chelsea.

The teenager is expected to leave Stamford Bridge having scored three goals and delivered five assists in 27 matches since breaking into the first team at the beginning of last season.

George could be joined by Brazilian forward Kevin, who looks set to become Fulham's record signing in a £34m deal from Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Cottagers are believed to have seen off late competition after Portuguese club Sporting matched their bid for the 22-year-old, who is expected to sign a five-year deal.

AC Milan winger Samuel Chukwueze is also set to join the club before the transfer window closes, with the 26-year-old Nigerian having completed a medical.

Fulham boss Marco Silva had previously complained about the club's limited action in the transfer window.

Silva said the Cottagers had been "passive" in the summer window, having only added French goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte from Montpellier.

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

They followed up opening draws at Brighton and at home to Manchester United with a controversial 2-0 defeat at west London rivals Chelsea.