Bayer Leverkusen general manager Wolfgang Holzhauser suggests that Andre Schurrle has more than likely penned a pre-contract agreement with Chelsea.
The 22-year old German striker has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge this summer and Holzhauser has indicated that his shift at the end of the season is on the cards.
"Andre Schurrle has probably signed a pre-contract deal with Chelsea," Holzhauser told Kicker magazine.
"It all depends on whether we let him go. We have received a concrete offer for a fee which we are considering.
"But the price alone is not decisive. We must also have alternatives, which we don't have yet."
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