Chelsea agreed to deal with Palmeiras for the 17-year-old winger Estevao Williansources told ESPN.
The west London club beat off competition from some of Europe’s biggest clubs to agree a deal that sources told ESPN was worth an initial 34 million euros ($37 million) with Performance-related add-ons are likely to lift the total to single digits in the region of €67 million.
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The teenager is considered one of the best young talents in his native Brazil, but if the transfer is completed he will not join the club until 2025.
Chelsea have made signing young talent a priority since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital completed their takeover two years ago, with the club’s new owners investing more than £1 billion during their tenure. that time.
They have made a number of deals with clubs in South America over the past few transfer windows. Andrey Santos and Kendry Páez, signed for Chelsea last year, while Thiago Silva will leave the club to rejoined his old club Fluminense after their last match Premier League season on Sunday.
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Meanwhile, Chelsea is preparing received a bonus in the region of £5 million as part of Player Eden Hazardtransferred to Real Madrid in 2019, although before Belgium The winger retired from football last October, a source told ESPN.
