Julio Enciso is set to sign for Chelsea in a €20m deal, with the Brighton forward to spend the current season with Strasbourg before linking up with the Blues in 2026.
Chelsea and Strasbourg owners BlueCo have reached an agreement to sign Enciso, who scored twice in 13 appearances on loan at Ipswich Town last season.
Fabrizio Romano has revealed the transfer that will earn Brighton a transfer fee of around €20m (£17.3m).
🚨🔵 Julio Enciso will join BlueCo group spending this season at Strasbourg then joining Chelsea, here we go! 🇵🇾
Season 2025/26 in France… and then future at Chelsea, contract until 2031 plus option until 2032.
€20m package to Brighton, add-ons included. Medical on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/wvMrlhrVjR
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 20, 2025
The 21-year-old is set to spend the 2025/26 in France with Strasbourg, as Liam Rosenior’s side look to build on last season’s seventh-place finish in Ligue 1.
He will join up with Chelsea loanees Kendry Paez, Mike Penders and Mamadou Sarr at the French side.
Enciso will sign a long-term contract with BlueCo until 2031 and is viewed as a long-term asset for Chelsea. He is due to join Enzo Maresca’s squad ahead of next season.
The Paraguay international joined Brighton from Libertad in 2022 and has scored five goals in 57 games for the Seagulls.
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