Chelsea are closing on a £50million-plus deal for Marc Cucurella after further talks with Brighton on Tuesday night.
The 24-year-old has already agreed to join the Stamford Bridge club and is awaiting the go-ahead once the finer details of the fee and payment are passed by Brighton's owners.
Cucurella had handed in a transfer request last week after seeing Manchester City thwarted in their attempts to sign him for under £40m.
It had been considered that the former Barcelona academy graduate only wanted to join up with Pep Guardiola but he has been convinced of Chelsea's project under Thomas Tuchel and new owner Todd Boehly.