Chelsea protected nonetheless an additional South American wonderkid after agreeing £15m offer for Angelo of Santos – as Ruben Loftus-Cheek jets to Italy to finish his medical in advance of AC Milan transfer
18-12 months-previous has notched up an outstanding 129 senior appearances for SantosThe Blues previously signed his Brazil U20 group-mate Andrey Santos in JanuaryPLUS: Mendy guides £17m Saudi Arabia move and Pulisic instructions a superior fee
Chelsea agreed to indicator Santos winger Angelo yesterday for £15million and the 18-calendar year-old is anticipated to join Strasbourg on mortgage.
The 18-yr-previous Brazilian wonderkid is regarded a single of the best prospective buyers in Brazil’s Serie A, and the Blues are believed to have been in opposition with Barcelona for the player’s signature.
The Catalan club later on pulled out of the race, leaving Chelsea to comprehensive the recruitment of a further talented South American teen.
In the course of the January transfer window, the Blues secured the expert services of Angelo’s up to date, Andrey Santos, who is established to move to west London immediately after fulfilling the needs needed for attaining a British isles function visa.
Earlier this month, Chelsea agreed a deal to signal Ecuadorian increasing star Kendry Paez from Independiente del Valle, who will move to the Premier League outfit in two many years, when he turns 18.
Angelo has grow to be the most current South American wonderkid to be a part of Chelsea during the window
The Santos player’s Brazil workforce-mate Andrey Santos previously signed for the Blues in January
Inspite of his youth, Angelo has made 129 appearances because breaking into the senior team at the age of 16.
In 2021, the teen grow to be the youngest intention scorer in the heritage of the Copa Libertadores, and has also highlighted at intercontinental amount, profitable 15 caps for Brazil’s a variety of youth sides.
Angelo will go straight to Strasbourg to expend a season on personal loan, right after Chelsea purchased a vast majority stake in the Ligue 1 club in a bid to set up a multi-club product in the exact vein as Manchester Metropolis and Pink Bull.
But Chelsea are not trying to get to swell their ranks without the need of guaranteeing a amount of players go away Stamford Bridge this summer.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek turned the fourth player – just after N’Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Mateo Kovacic – to transfer on from Chelsea immediately after agreeing an £18.5m with AC Milan.
Signing all but concluded, the academy graduate offer is owing at AC Milan on Thursday for his professional medical right after flying to Italy on Wednesday.
His move could still be followed by that of his Blues staff-mate Christian Pulisic, who has also been joined to Milan’s Serie A rivals Juventus and Napoli.
But Chelsea’s £25m inquiring cost for the USMNT captain is deterring Milan from a double move.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is set to move to AC Milan and will entire his clinical on Thursday
Pulisic has struggled for taking part in time beneath all 4 of Chelsea’s administrators in the course of their turbulent 2022-23 marketing campaign.
But his extended spell on the bench has unsuccessful to dent his worldwide prospective clients – Pulisic scored a brace against Mexico in the USA’s CONCACAF Nations League semi-last, and afterwards hoisted the trophy aloft immediately after his side won the trophy earlier this thirty day period.
Chelsea’s bid to offload a range of contracted players exhibits no sign of slowing down, nevertheless, with goalkeeper Edouard Mendy finishing his £17m swap to Al Ahli on Wednesday night.
Kai Havertz also built his crosstown move to Arsenal on Wednesday, turning into the north London club’s 1st summer months signing to the tune of £65m.
