Former Barca player joins Chealse

English Chealse has signed a  three-year contract with Xavier Mbuyamba, Report says, citing Goal.

Over several years, Chelsea's charm offensive has helped the club win the race to sign talented free agent Xavier Mbuyamba, who recently reached an agreement to be released for free by Barcelona.

Unfortunately, the Blues missed out on him due to the transfer ban last summer, but Barca then released the youngster due to the Catalans' inability to match promises made to sign him.

Mbuyamba had a good season in Barcelona's Under-19s side last season and had hoped to step up to Barcelona B, only to see his pathway blocked due to a dispute between different executives inside La Masia.