Chelsea now agree £17m+ deal to sign “Neymar-esque” attacker

Chelsea are closing in on one other signing this summer time after agreeing a £17m+ deal for the following thrilling expertise out of Brazil, in line with latest experiences.

Chelsea constructing for the long run

It has been an odd two years since Todd Boehly’s arrival at Stamford Bridge, with a lot of the primary staff bought off to fund strikes for future gems.

Vital sums have been spent on gamers who’re both but to hitch or who’ve been despatched out on mortgage for probably the most half, with solely Romeo Lavia, Malo Gusto, Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu prone to be a part of Enzo Maresca’s squad for the upcoming Premier League season from the youngsters signed.

The tactic is but to actually bear fruit both, with Chelsea ending in a Europa Convention League spot final season regardless of 5 straight wins to finish the season, a end that noticed them half methods with supervisor Mauricio Pochettino.

In the meantime, homegrown skills are being bought off to create space for the additions; Ian Maatsen has joined Aston Villa this summer time and Conor Gallagher is on the verge of joining Atletico Madrid, whereas Trevoh Chalobah continues to be ostracised from the squad amid experiences he might depart the membership too.

Chelsea agree deal for “Neymar-esque” ahead

Chelsea have reportedly lastly agreed a deal to signal 16-year-old Brazilian expertise Gabriel Mec from Gremio. The attacker is but to make a senior look for Gremio, and has simply six U20 appearances to his identify, registering one objective within the course of.

Nonetheless, he’s already broadly touted as a future famous person; Football analyst Ben Mattinson described him as “a 2-footed, skilful Brazilian attacker” with a “Neymar-esque play-style” on X. He tends to play within the huge areas or as a quantity 10, however it’s added that “wherever he performs he’ll drop deeper or central to obtain the ball”.

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The west Londoners have supplied him out throughout Europe.

Now, the identical outlet that broke Chelsea’s preliminary curiosity within the teenager have claimed {that a} deal has been agreed, with the Blues able to pay in extra of 20m euros (£17m) with add-ons included.

In the meantime, other reports claim Mec is “open to the move” to Stamford Bridge, the place he would be a part of a rising contingent of Brazilian children with Estevao already set to make his solution to west London to hitch Angelo and Andrey Santos.

After all, Mec can’t depart Brazil till he turns 18, which is able to see him head throughout the Atlantic in the summertime of 2026 to hitch his new membership. If he lives as much as the burden of expectation that surrounds him, he might show a superb piece of enterprise for the Blues, albeit at the price of their present squad.