Chelsea appear to have hit a home run with the capture of Estêvão, although it wasn’t guaranteed that the Blues would actually end up winning the battle for his signature with Paris Saint-Germain previously interested.
Estêvão signed with Chelsea in the summer 2024, a £51 million ($67.5 million) deal that locked in a future transfer from Palmeiras once he turned 18. It bore similarities to Real Madrid’s recruitment of Vinicius Junior and Endrick, and underlined a significant strand of the Premier League club’s recruitment strategy trained on identifying unpolished potential in South America.
