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Chelsea confirm £55m Jamie Gittens capture after Borussia Dortmund winger was spotted on the pitch after Club World Cup quarter-final win over Palmeiras

<p>Moments after <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-player-ratings-vs-palmeiras-cole-palmer-estevao/blt9ee464e216329df3" target="_blank">Chelsea beat Palmeiras 2-1</a> in the Club World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday, the 20-year-old was seen with his new team-mates at Lincoln Financial Field. Now, the Blues have announced the <a href="https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/jamie-gittens-signs-for-chelsea" target="_blank">England Under-21 star's arrival</a>, for a reported <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-jamie-gittens-borussia-dortmund-transfer-agreed-club-world-cup/blt2380b81e46f61cb7" target="_blank">£55 million ($75m) deal</a>.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hold on... is that Gittens casually strolling onto the pitch after the game? 👀<br><br>Watch the&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/FIFACWC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FIFACWC</a>&nbsp;| June 14 - July 13 | Every Game | Free | <a href="https://t.co/i0K4eUu4lJ">https://t.co/i0K4eUu4lJ</a> |&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFACWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFACWC</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeItToTheWorld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TakeItToTheWorld</a> <a href="https://t.co/CeOZtqHxas">pic.twitter.com/CeOZtqHxas</a></p>— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/DAZNFootball/status/1941419042889400711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Chelsea confirmed the former Manchester City academy player had joined on a seven-year deal until 2032.</p><p>On the move, he told the <a href="https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/jamie-gittens-signs-for-chelsea" target="_blank">club's website</a>: "It feels great. It’s a great feeling to join such a big club as Chelsea. I can’t wait to learn from everyone in the team and to push myself to the max here. It’s an amazing feeling."</p>

WHAT GITTENS SAID

<p>Gittens is seen as one of Europe's most exciting young wingers after providing 17 goal contributions for Dortmund last season. The speedy wideman adds more quality and strength in depth for Enzo Maresca's side, who are hoping to kick on from finishing fourth in the Premier League in 2024/25 and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-player-ratings-vs-real-betis-conference-league-final-cole-palmer-enzo-fernandez/blte9a7584f8b417cd0" target="_blank">winning the Europa Conference League</a>. Incidentally, his arrival could pave the way for <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chelsea-boss-enzo-maresca-sends-blunt-message-to-noni-madueke-arsenal-transfer-links/blt04b07184822aa9b0#csb9d4f7d08e9361ec" target="_blank">Arsenal-linked Noni Madueke to move on</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Gittens, who had <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/enzo-maresca-jamie-gittens-chelsea-transfer-announcement-%C2%A355m-borussia-dortmund/blt89c8182e76ce5d0a" target="_blank">already joined up with Chelsea's squad</a> in the United States for their Club World Cup campaign, will hope his new team can win their next match against Fluminense in the semi-finals of the competition on Tuesday.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Chelsea confirm £55m Jamie Gittens capture after Borussia Dortmund winger was spotted on the pitch after Club World Cup quarter-final win over Palmeiras | Goal.com

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Borussia Dortmund star Jamie Gittens after the winger was seen on the pitch following their win over Pameiras.