Deal done! Fabrizio Romano confirms: Jesse Derry joins Sporting | OneFootball

Done deal! Jesse Derry will be a Sporting signing. The 19-year-old English winger arrives at Alvalade on loan from Chelsea until June 2027, in a deal already confirmed by Fabrizio Romano and also verified by Record.

Just a few days after renewing his contract with the Blues, the young England international was given the green light to join Sporting. According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea will cover the player’s wages during the loan spell, and the agreement does not include any purchase option, with Derry set to return to London in the summer of 2027.

Sporting decided to move forward with the signing of a player who had already been on the club’s radar, looking to strengthen a position considered a priority and guard against possible departures in attack. Right-footed, but usually deployed on the left, Jesse Derry can also play on the right flank and stood out in Chelsea’s youth ranks, where he recorded 12 goals and four assists in 30 matches last season.

The youngster also made his debut for the London club’s first team and played three matches, one of them in the Premier League. Strong competition in Chelsea’s attack ultimately opened the door to the winger’s temporary departure, and he views the chance to earn minutes at a club competing in the Champions League positively.

Jesse Derry therefore becomes Sporting’s sixth signing for 2026/27, following the arrivals of Rodrigo Zalazar, Issa Doumbia, Pedro Lima, Silas Andersen and Sergi Altimira. Rui Borges now has another option for the attacking sector, in a move that is an investment for the present, but also for the future.

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