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DONE DEAL: Prodigious Chelsea talent Solanke heads to Vitesse

Chelsea young gun Dominic Solanke has joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan.

The 17-year-old striker will spend the 2015/16 season in the Dutch Eredivisie after starring for the Blues' Academy teams last term.

Solanke, who scored in both the FA Cup Youth final and UEFA Youth League final last season, recently travelled with the Chelsea senior squad to Thailand and Australia where he netted in the 1-0 win over the Thai All-Stars in Bangkok.

He will link up with Blues teammates Lewis Baker, Danilo Pantic, Nathan and Isaiah Brown with the west London club's affiliate outfit Vitesse in Arnhem.

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