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Done Deal: Chelsea confirm first loan transfer of summer window

Chelsea have confirmed their midfielder Lewis Baker has left Stamford Bridge to join Vitesse Arnhem on a season-long loan deal.

The 20-year-old came up through the ranks of the Blues academy and his continuous effort to develop and improve helped him to land a new contract in August. The England Under-20 international signed a new five-year deal last summer.

Baker joined Milton Keynes Dons in February and played an important role in helping them secure promotion to the Championship. It will be for the first time the English midfielder’s will have first team experience next season.