Chelsea have completed the signing of Strasbourg midfielder Valentin Barco on a seven-year deal. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe midfielder will join the remainder of Chelsea's pre-season tour, with the Blues set to face Italian side Juventus in Hong Kong on 5 August. A product of Boca Juniors' academy, Barco joined Brighton in 2024 for a fee of £7.9m. But he spent just a year on the south coast, and joined Strasbourg the following summer after a successful loan spell. He comes the second player this summer to join Chelsea from Strasbourg, with both clubs owned by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.