Ross Barkley

The 28-year old former England international was a free agent after Chelsea paid up his contract last week, with Barkley understood to have received around ...

Barkley was unveiled to the Nice supporters before the game at home to Monaco Ross Barkley has joined Nice on a free transfer following his recent departure from Chelsea - Ross Barkley has signed for Nice on a free transfer after leaving Chelsea

Ross Barkley has signed for French club Nice after spending much of last month being linked with both Celtic and Rangers.

The 28-year-old had previously been linked to Southampton, Rangers and Celtic.

Chelsea agreed a deal to settle the remainder of the England midfielder’s A product of Everton’s academy, the Liverpudlian graduated to the first team in 2010 where he stayed, with the exception of loan spells to Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds, until signing with the Blues in 2018. The midfielder’s arrival was announced minutes before Nice’s contest with Monaco at the Allianz Riviera, where Barkley was introduced to his new side’s supporters before kick-off.

FREE AGENT Ross Barkley has been unveiled by French club Nice in a cringeworthy signing video.The 28-year-old agreed to have his Chelsea contract term.

[Chelsea](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196660/chelsea/) for £15million in 2018 after leaving boyhood club Everton. [Kasper Schmeichel signed for them](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19410662/leicester-kasper-schmeichel-transfer-nice/) recently too. [Aaaron Ramsey](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/aaron-ramsey/) also joined the club over the summer after having his Juventus contract terminated. [Arsenal](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/) record signing [Nicolas Pepe is currently on loan at Nice](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19607136/arsenal-nicolas-pepe-nice-loan-transfer/), as well as Brentford's Mads Bech Sorensen and Fulham's Joe Bryan. [Chelsea contract terminated last month](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19646662/chelsea-rip-up-barkley-contract-rangers/). [Barkley](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/ross-barkley/) as a Nice player this evening, the club posted a video to Twitter of him wearing their home shirt.

Barkley had his Chelsea contract terminated before the closure of the transfer window, allowing him to join another club as a free agent. Last season, he only ...

The club have already signed Joe Bryan on loan from Fulham, as well as Aaron Ramsey on a free transfer after his contract with Juventus was terminated. Barkley had his Chelsea contract terminated before the closure of the transfer window, allowing him to join another club as a free agent. According to the French publication, Nice have made an offer for the Englishman, adding that an agreement is “very close.” As a free agent, he is able to join Les Aiglons despite the closure of the transfer window.

Ross Barkley has found a new club after leaving Chelsea, having headed abroad to be presented as a new OGC Nice player in Ligue 1.

He will also get the chance to play in a UEFA competition; they have made it to the Europa Conference League group stage. A few more homegrown players seem to be choosing exit routes away from the Premier League. In turn, Barkley has quickly been able to find a new home. However long it lasts, it will be his first experience of representing a foreign club. [Chelsea](http://teamtalk.com/chelsea) struggled to find a buyer for the former Everton star, who spent time on loan with Aston Villa in the 2020-21 season. The midfielder was rarely used by the Blues in recent years.

He's the latest former Premier League player to land on the Côte d'Azure, joining the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Kasper Schmeichel, and Nicolas Pépé at the club ...

Ratcliffe, who is one of Great Britain’s richest people, was named as a potential buyer for Chelsea and was more recently linked with a possible bid for [Aston Villa](https://7500toholte.sbnation.com) for a season, he did win the [FA Cup](http://www.sbnation.com/fa-cup), the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Europa League during his stay at Stamford Bridge. He’s the latest former Premier League player to land on the Côte d’Azure, joining the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Kasper Schmeichel, and Nicolas Pépé at the club this summer.

ROSS BARKLEY has found a new club one-week after leaving Chelsea. The 28-year-old mutually terminated his Stamford Bridge contract last month. The ex-Everton ...

The move puts to bed any chance of Barkley becoming a Rangers player. Ross Barkley is officially unveiled as a new OGC Nice player after joining the Ligue 1 side on a free transfer 🤝— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) The Ligue 1 outfit unveiled the midfielder in front of their home supporters last night.

The 28-year-old had previously been linked to Southampton, Rangers and Celtic.

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The midfielder waved to the crowd at the Allianz Riviera just six days after leaving Chelsea by mutual consent. Barkley has ...

Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Nice’s bad start to the season continued as Breel Embolo’s goal saw Monaco run out 1-0 winners. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. A product of Everton’s academy, the Liverpudlian graduated to the first team in 2010 where he stayed, with the exception of loan spells to Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds, until signing with the Blues in 2018.