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title: "Midfielder set to sign for Chelsea in big money move"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2016/04/28/nainggolan-set-to-sign-in-28m-deal/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dec Maher"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2016-04-28T09:29:09Z"
modified: "2016-04-28T09:29:09Z"
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# Midfielder set to sign for Chelsea in big money move

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan for £28m in the summer, according to [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-agree-radja-nainggolan-transfer-7841585).

It is believed that incoming Italy boss Antonio Conte made the Belgian midfielder his top priority after identifying him as a star performer in Serie A this year, and a deal has been struck after two days of negotiating.

A box to box central midfielder by trade, Conte believes that Nainggolan will add some steel to a midfield which has been found lacking in Chelsea’s woeful defence of their Premier League title.

Roma currently sit 3rd in the Serie A table, with Nainggolan having contributed five goals and a single assist in 30 starts.

Likely to be a part of the Belgium Euro 2016 squad this summer, Nainggolan, 27, is set to sign a five year contract and will be the first player signed in what looks to be a very busy summer of rebuilding at Stamford Bridge.