Shaun in £21m Chelsea switch

SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS will be confirmed as Chelsea's newest recruit within 48 hours after the Premiership champions agreed to pay Manchester City £21m for the England international.

A dramatic long weekend, which started with City boss Stuart Pearce insisting the 23-year-old wanted to stay at Eastlands, will end with Wright-Phillips agreeing personal terms, then passing a medical before heading across the Atlantic on Chelsea's pre-season tour of the US.

In contrast, the City squad headed out to Thailand for the FA Premier League Asia Trophy last night still shocked by the loss of their talisman.