Millwall are set to announce the signing of defender Zak Sturge from Chelsea, Hayters.com understands.
Hayters.com reported last month that the Championship side were closing in on the signing of the 21-year-old.
And the full-back has now finalised his move to the Lions, having spent the second half of last season on loan at the club, where he made five Championship appearances under boss Alex Neil.
Sturge moved to Chelsea in 2022 from Brighton but has not made a first-team appearance for the Blues.
He also had a spell on loan at Peterborough United in the 2023/24 campaign,.
Milwall boss Neil was very complementary of the youngster after making his Milwall debut last season, saying: “There were just a couple of times, obviously he’s really eager, he sort of pops that ball and runs beyond it before we secured it. So a couple of little bits to improve on.
“I thought he was competitive in the air. I thought you could see he’s athletic, handles the ball well. There’s nothing better when you’re a young lad that’s come in, got on the pitch and your team wins 1-0 right at the death so he’ll be delighted with that.”
Sturge is set to depart Chelsea along with Noni Madueke, who has left the USA ahead of the Club World Cup final to complete a move to Arsenal.