Chelsea agree deal to sign Colombian

Chelsea have agreed to sign Colombia International Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina with winger Mohamad Salah moving in the opposite direction.

Chelsea will pay a reported €33 million fee for the Colombia International who starred during the last World Cup in Brazil and had attracted interest from Juventus and Barcelona.

Fiorentina had previously told Chelsea to pay the full price estimated for the player; however the Blues have reached a compromise by including Egyptian wide man Salah as part of the deal.

Salah was brought in during the summer from Basle after a series of eye-catching performances in the Champions League particularly against the Blues on two occasions however he failed to challenge Willian for a place in the starting line-up.