CHELSEA SIGNED ROSS BARKLEY FROM EVERTON

The Blues influence their first senior signing of the January transfer window by acquiring the midfielder from Merseyside

Ross Barkley has finished a £15 million move from Everton to Chelsea after talks had bombed in the late summer transfer window.

Chelsea reported the transfer on Friday, affirming the 24-year-old midfielder had signing a five-and-a-half-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

The move was postponed because of Barkley's hamstring damage, however his enhanced condition has enabled Chelsea to finish an arrangement for the England star, who had only a half year staying on his Everton contract.

It was reported on Thursday that Barkley was in converses with join Antonio Conte's side at a diminished cost after the Premier League champions had offered twofold the sum over the summer.

"I'm overpowered, I'm anticipating it and I'm extremely eager to begin," Barkley said.

"To be given a new beginning at another club like Chelsea, it's unimaginable for me. I'm anticipating proceeding where I exited off toward the finish of last season and wanting to enhance and add more objectives to my diversion."

Barkley, who will wear the No.8 shirt at Stamford Bridge, has not yet played this season but rather has scored 21 goals in 150 Premier League appearances since appearing for Everton in 2011.

The playmaker likewise has two goals in 22 tops for England, having spoken to the Three Lions at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016.

"Ross is a player we have since quite a while ago respected and are sure he will turn out to be a critical player for Chelsea," Chelsea executive Marina Granovskaia said.

"He has remarkable specialized and physical traits, coordinated with great experience of the Premier League and a powerful urge to prevail at the largest amount.

"We invite him to the club and anticipate seeing him in real life."

Barkley joins a Chelsea side that sit third in the Premier League following 22 matches, 16 points behind runaway pioneers Manchester City.

He'll be an appreciated support as the Blues keep on competing on four fronts, having progressed to an EFL Cup semi-last against Arsenal and Champions League round of 16 conflict with Barcelona.

"We're discussing an English player, a youthful player, a great prospect for Chelsea," Conte said prior on Friday.

"This is a decent open door for the club to purchase this player... He's exceptionally youthful, he has a great deal of room for development. He's exceptionally solid physically and has great techni

"I rehash, he's a decent prospect, yet in the meantime it will be essential [that] he recoups from damage."