CHELSEA are set to cash in on striker Armando Broja by selling him to Burnley.
The Blues are said to have reached an agreement with the newly-promoted Clarets on a fee of up to £20million.
The deal would give Chelsea another big boost as they attempt to balance the books after a busy summer of recruitment.
And Broja, 23, would have the chance to revive a career stalled by injury and unsuccessful loan spells.
The Albania international is a product of the Chelsea academy, so any transfer fee would be pure profit for the purposes of financial rules.
The same applied to homegrown Blues defender Bashir Humphreys, who joined Burnley for an initial £12m earlier this summer after spending last season on loan with the Clarets.
Broja is thought to be open to a move to Turf Moor as he seeks a new start.
The centre forward was born in England to Albanian parents and joined the Chelsea academy at under-eight level.
Broja was a star of the Blues’ youth team, winning a treble of under-18 Premier League, Premier League Cup and FA Youth Cup in 2017/18.
After making his first-team debut in March 2020, the frontman spent a season on loan at partner club Vitesse Arnhem in Holland.
Broja became the first Albanian to score in the Premier League during his year at Southampton in 2021/22.
But he suffered a serious knee injury in a friendly against Aston Villa during the break for the 2022 winter World Cup in Qatar.
Broja slipped down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge as the new owners went on a spending spree.
His last Premier League goal came in October 2023 against Fulham.
He joined the Cottagers on loan for the second half of the 2023/24 season, but did not start a league game.
Broja went to Everton on another temporary deal last season but managed only 11 first-team appearances, and no goals, in a campaign wrecked by Achilles and ankle problems.
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