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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Thiago Rabelo

Estêvão: ‘Cole Palmer told me we would do great things together at Chelsea’

Estêvão celebrates his goal in the match between Palmeiras and Criciuma in September
‘My dream is to be the best in the world’: Estêvão celebrates his goal for Palmeiras against Criciúma in September. Photograph: Zuma Press Inc/Alamy

Estêvão didn’t think twice about how to celebrate his move to Chelsea. As soon as he had signed from Palmeiras in a deal that could top £51m, the Brazilian decided to honour Cole Palmer and usher in what could be a new era for the English club.

“When I signed for Chelsea, the next day I scored a goal and celebrated like Palmer. His celebration was trend, very popular,” says Estêvão before discussing his first interaction with the England forward. “We talked on social media, I tagged him on Instagram, he called me a star, I said he’s a star too. He said we’re going to do a lot of great things together for Chelsea.”

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