Chelsea agree deal to sign Brazilian teenager Santos

2023-01-07 12:47

Chelsea agree deal to sign Brazilian teenager Santos

Chelsea have reached an agreement for Vasco da Gama's under- 20 international Andre Santos , the Brazilian club said on Friday .


Santos is the Blues ' third signing in January , after confirming a £ 35m deal for Monaco defender Benoit Badiahir and Molde's David Datro Fofana for seven years. year and a half.

The 18 -year-old is considered one of the preeminent talents in Brazilian football and will be in the mix after they also brought in David Datro Fofana from Molde FK and Benoit Badiahill from Monaco. Becomes Chelsea 's third signing of the January transfer window .

Midfielder Santos was a key player for Vasco da Gama in Brazil's second division last season , scoring eight goals in 33 league appearances as they progressed to the top flight.

The club statement continued: " Andrea Santos started his futsal career at San Janulio since 2011 and soon became a major reference for the 2004 generation.

"In 2021 , Andre Santos becomes the youngest Vasco da Gama player of the 21st century after making his debut in the Carioca Championship , leaving Tales Magno , Paulinho and Names like Philippe Coutinho . Andre Santos were eventually promoted to the career ranks. However, that only happened last season, during the debate in the Brazilian championship. "