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Chelsea chiefs in talks in Brazil to sign €60m teen dubbed 'the new Lionel Messi': report

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino during the Premier League match between Burnley FC and Chelsea FC at Turf Moor on October 7, 2023 in Burnley, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images).

Reports in Spain have suggested that Chelsea are interested in signing Willian. No, not that one – but 16-year-old Estevao Willian, who has emerged as a hot prospect in his native Brazil for Palmeiras.

In fact, the teenager has been given an even bigger name to live up to, having been dubbed ‘Messinho’, or ‘little Messi’, in a classic example of footballers’ chronic lack of imagination.

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