Vasco da Gama have confirmed the transfer of Andrey Santos to Chelsea. The youngster becomes the Blues' third signing this month after the club already completed deals for David Datro Fofana and Benoit Badiashile.
The Brazilian club announced in a statement on Friday: "Vasco da Gama agreed this Friday (01/06) the permanent transfer of the athlete Andrey Santos to European football. Born in the youth ranks of Gigante da Colina, the midfielder will defend the colors of Chelsea, from England, in the coming seasons."
The young star became Vasco da Gama's youngester player in the 21st century following in the footsteps of players such as Paulinho and Philippe Coutinho.
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The 18-year-old notched 11 goals across 43 appearances across 2022 to draw interest from Europe, while former Lyon midfielder Juninho Pernambucano has lauded the youngster as 'ready' suggesting, "He's not going to be better than me, he's going to be much better than me."
Santos becomes the latest in a long line of teenagers to arrive at Cobham since the club's takeover in the summer. Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbahli have made signing young talent a priority, and seen Cesare Casadei, Carney Chukwuemeka and Gabriel Slonina lead a host of names to join the Blues.
Like the aforementioned players he is believed to have signed a long-term deal. The latest signing was in attendance at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea's clash with Manchester City along with Fofana and Badiashile.
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