helsea are near signing Brazilian starlet Andrey Santos from Vasco da Gama.
The teenage midfielder has but to finish a medical or signal a contract however broad agreements over the switch charge – an preliminary £13million plus an extra £7m in add-ons – and a five-year deal at the moment are in place.
Chelsea are poised to beat Premier League rivals Newcastle within the race to signal Santos, one of the crucial highly-rated younger gamers in Brazil.
It follows the Blues already agreeing a January deal for Ivorian striker David Datro Fofana, who accomplished his medical yesterday after an £8.6million charge was agreed with Norwegian membership Molde.
Each signings are seen as gamers for the long run by Chelsea. That might imply each Santos and Fofana rapidly transferring again out on mortgage within the January switch window together with American goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina, who’s now coaching with the membership after his £12m summer season swap from Main League Soccer (MLS) aspect Chicago Hearth.
