Villarreal are close to signing Chelsea defender Renato Veiga for a fee in the region of €30 million ($34.9m), sources have told ESPN.

Veiga, 22, only joined the Chelsea last summer in a deal worth around €14m from Basel and made just one Premier League start before spending the second half of the campaign on loan at Juventus .

Sources said Villarreal will pay an initial €25m with a further €5m in add-ons.

The agreement also includes a sell-on clause.

Veiga is set to become Chelsea's 11th outgoing player of the summer in a busy summer window in west London.

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