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title: "Paredes agrees personal terms ahead of Chelsea move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2019-01-15T10:28:34Z"
modified: "2019-01-15T16:29:17Z"
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# Paredes agrees personal terms ahead of Chelsea move

Zenit midfielder Leandro Paredes has reportedly agreed personal terms over a January move to Chelsea.

[According to the Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leandro-paredes-agrees-chelsea-transfer-13856316), a deal to bring the player to the Premier League is getting closer, with the Blues making an [opening offer](https://readchelsea.com/2019/01/14/chelsea-make-offer-to-sign-leandro-paredes/) to sign the player.

Chelsea have identified the midfielder as a replacement for Cesc Fabregas, who left for Ligue 1 side Monaco last week.

The Blues were keen to get a deal wrapped for his replacement before he left, but it appears that Maurizio Sarri’s side are finally closing in on their man.

![Epsilon/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1019518446.jpg)

Both Paredes and Nicolo Barella were heavily linked with moves to Stamford Bridge, but the Italian midfield maestro looks [set to remain](https://readchelsea.com/2019/01/11/barella-set-to-reject-chelsea-move/) in Serie A for the time being.

The report claims that Zenit themselves are looking to sign a replacement for Paredes before allowing him to leave for London.

The Russian side stand to make a profit on the player that joined the club for £21 million back in 2016.