Chelsea signing Estevao Willian has been praised as Brazilian soccer’s largest expertise because the emergence of Neymar.
Chelsea have agreed a deal to signal Estevao from Palmeiras subsequent summer time with the 17-year-old set to maneuver to the Premier League in 2025.
The deal has been thought of a serious coup for the West Londoners with the winger thought to be one of many brightest younger abilities in South America.
{The teenager} has featured 10 instances within the Brazilian Serie A for Palmeiras, contributing two objectives and two assists, and joins Chelsea in a deal that would attain £56m.
Joao Paulo Sampaio, the pinnacle of Palmeiras’ academy, believes Chelsea have signed Brazil’s finest rising expertise – score Estevao forward of membership teammate and Actual Madrid-bound Endrick.
“Estevao is the most effective participant to have emerged from Brazilian soccer since Neymar. You watch him and also you fall in love,” Sampaio instructed BBC Sport.
“He already impresses together with his method however, like Neymar at this identical level in his profession, he has not but matured bodily and isn’t as robust as Endrick, so he might nonetheless develop quite a bit. That’s what amazes everybody and makes them assume that he’ll attain a a lot increased degree.”
Neymar has provided his personal opinion on Estevao, who has earned comparisons to Brazil’s document goalscorer and Lionel Messi. He agreed that Estevao is his nation’s most fun prospect and backed the winger to grow to be a ‘genius’.
“I believe Estevao is the large expertise that’s coming in Brazilian soccer,” Neymar instructed Brazil Version.
“I believe he might be a genius.”
Estevao joins an rising contingent of South American starlets at Stamford Bridge, alongside compatriots Andrey Santos, Deivid Washington and Angelo Gabriel.
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