Recently the Blues have signed Brazilian talent Estevao Willian. Many clubs tried to hijack the move from Chelsea.
What really happened?
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, many clubs were interested in signing the player. We already know that European clubs always try to focus on the Brazilian market. Previously we have seen talents like Ronaldinho, Neymer, Robinho, Ronaldo Nazario, Kaka, and many more. These players have become the legends of the game because they have dominated footballing world for decades.
When Chelsea signed Estevao Willian for £49m from Palmeiras, other European clubs tried to hijack the move because they knew that Willian is the next big thing coming out of Brazil. So, Chelsea invested in the winger without any doubt.
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Fabrizio Romano said, ‘We can consider Estevao a new Chelsea player, and it’s a generational talent joining the Blues – I can reveal that he was also wanted by others, with one club trying to hijack the move in recent days.‘
Who is Estevao Willian?
Estevao Willian Almeida is a young Brazilian winger who plays for Palmeiras. In the football community, he is dubbed as ‘Messinho’. So, he is being compared with Lionel Messi. From this statement it is clear that he is a phenomenal talent. He attracted a lot of interests from all over the Europe. In this transfer window every top-tier club wanted the winger where Chelsea were the only club who matched the £49m valuation with Palmeiras and signed the winger. The player has agreed to join the Blues till 2025 because he liked the long-term Chelsea project. Multiple sources are claiming that he will join the main squad in pre-season tour.
Future of Chelsea
It is clear that the Blues are building a team for the future. They have brought in young players like Andrey Santos, Estevao Willian, Angelo Gabriel, Deivid Washington, and many more. Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is on a mission to build a long-term project at the Stamford Bridge. They have already spent billions of pounds to bring in new players. Now the main thing is how Enzo Maresca will integrate these new signings into his system.
If Chelsea can bring out the best from these players, they can also be the contenders for the league title. Most of the talented football players are coming from Brazil. Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona are the teams who are bringing young talented players from Brazil. Chelsea could have signed Endrick from Palmeiras but at the last moment Real Madrid signed him.
As per The Chelsea Chronicle
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