Chelsea agree to pay up to £7.5MILLION for MLS wonderkid, 15, who can’t even join club for three years

CHELSEA have struck a deal worth up to £7.5million for American wonderkid Benji Flowers. The FC Dallas prospect, 15, will not join up with his new club until the summer of 2029 at the earliest, shortly after he turns 18. Benji Flowers is one of the top prospects in the MLS Credit: FC Dallas Xabi Alonso could welcome Flowers to Stamford Bridge in 2029 Credit: PA But Stamford Bridge bosses were eager to beat their rivals to one of the best young talents in the MLS. Flowers, who plays as a winger or a forward and only turned 15 three months ago, has already played a handful of games for the FC Dallas reserve team. Sign up for the Chelsea newsletter Thank you! And Chelsea hope he will be given a shot in the full-blooded senior side before the end of the year. The transfer fee is only £2.25million up front, with the rest made up of add-ons centred around Flowers gaining first-team experience, according to The Athletic. Some of those add-ons, including milestones for FC Dallas and the USA youth teams, could be triggered before he even joins Chelsea. Flowers is already a regular for the USA’s Under-15s and is expected to continue progressing through the ranks. The top prospect has been in London this summer to put the finishing touches on his switch. FC Dallas have negotiated a sell-on clause which would give them a percentage of any future transfer fee Chelsea receive for Flowers. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Chelsea struck a similar deal years in advance for Kendry Paez in 2023, but the Ecuadorian is yet to be integrated into the senior side despite turning 18 more than a year ago. Manchester City have also raided the MLS for a promising up-and-comer, with 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan expected to move to the Etihad when he turns 18. Comment now