Chelsea are close to signing 18-year-old Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos from Vasco de Gama.
Santos has caught the attention of Chelsea, in addition to Paris Saint-Germain, along with his spectacular performances in Brazil in 2022.
Competing within the second division of Brazilian soccer in his first full senior marketing campaign, he has eight targets from 33 matches enjoying on the base of his crew’s midfield. Santos has already been likened to Newcastle star and compatriot Bruno Guimaraes.
As per the Evening Standard, Chelsea are in superior talks over a January transfer for the midfielder and are nearer to finishing a deal than PSG.
New proprietor Todd Boehly is eager to convey abroad expertise to the membership early to enhance the variety of homegrown gamers within the squad and has inspired academy director Neil Bath to seal the deal.
As a part of that technique, Chelsea are additionally eager on 16-year-old Palmeiras prodigy Endrick. The striker has three targets in three begins for Palmeiras, though Chelsea face robust competitors from European heavyweights PSG and Real Madrid.
The French champions are the one membership to have entered concrete talks concerning a doable switch, in accordance to the participant’s father, however have had their opening bid rejected by Palmeiras, who’re holding out for a price within the area of a €60m launch clause.