Derry nears Sporting loan move
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Sporting are close to signing Chelsea winger Jesse Derry on a season-long loan deal.
It would be a straight loan with no option to buy and follows Chelsea's decision to award the 19-year-old a new contract after his breakthrough campaign last season.
While Derry is expected to join Sporting, subject to a medical, Chelsea will welcome winger Geovany Quenda from the Portuguese club in a £40m deal this summer.
Quenda joins a sizeable group of wide players at Stamford Bridge, including Pedro Neto, Estevao Willian, Jamie Gittens and Alejandro Garnacho.
However, Garnacho is available for sale, with Chelsea currently ruling out a loan move.
Derry made three appearances for the Blues last season, including a Premier League start against Nottingham Forest that was cut short shortly before half-time after a head collision.
The youngster, who joined from Crystal Palace last summer, has since recovered and was an unused substitute for Chelsea's final match of the season at Sunderland.
