Harvey Vale is closing in on Chelsea's exit as the star evaluates permanent offers from the Championship in England and clubs abroad in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The Blues are willing to forego the transfer fee for their versatile 21-year-old to help facilitate the next step in his career.
Instead, a sell-on clause will be inserted so they can benefit from any future sales of their academy product.
Vale has played in the Conference League for Chelsea's first team this season and has been a standout player for the development side in Premier League 2.
Those performances have led to no fewer than six Championship clubs now showing interest in him.
Finding the right club for the next stage of his progress is seen as crucial as Vale assesses his options.
His current contract with Chelsea expires at the end of this season The Blues the option to extend for an additional year.
Vale has previously been loaned out to Hull and Bristol Rovers and was handed his Chelsea first-team debut in 2021 by now England boss Thomas Tuchel.
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