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title: "Barkley rejects Chelsea"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2017-08-31T21:21:34Z"
modified: "2017-08-31T21:21:34Z"
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# Barkley rejects Chelsea

Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has pulled the plug on his deal to join Chelsea.

Sky Sports are reporting that the Blues had agreed a fee worth £30 million, along with add-ons. However Barkley, having undergone a medical at Cobham, decided to depart midway through the examinations to return to Everton.

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> Twitter: BREAKING: @Everton and @ChelseaFC agreed a fee for Ross Barkley, only for the player to change his mind during the… https://t.co/jM4bSEfrN4 (@SkySportsNews)

Barkley has been keen to depart Goodison Park for some time now and with under a year left on his current deal, he was expected to join a top four club this summer.

However, at the final hurdle, he has turned down a move to the reigning Premier League champions and is set to settle for another year on Merseyside.