Chelsea have beaten Tottenham Hotspur to the signing of Crewe Alexandra youngster, George Nunn.
The striker rejected a deal to stay with the League Two side.
Nunn, 16, had attracted interest from the Premier League’s elite after some promising performances in Crewe’s Under-16 side.
Chelsea officials have now snapped up the player.
Nunn scored more than 20 goals before being promoted to the U18 team and he scored a double from the bench on his debut for that outfit.
The 16-year-old has, however, not featured for Crewe’s first team.
Chelsea paid Crewe around £300,000 for the youngster.
The Sun, UK, reports that Nunn will continue his development at the Stamford Bridge.
Spurs had been sniffing around the forward but he snubbed a move to White Hart Lane.
