Chelsea are expected to beat a number of clubs to the signature of Vasco da Gama midfielder Andrey Santos, according to reports in the French media.
Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Newcastle are also said to be interested in the teenager but the Blues are currently favourites to secure his services.
A fee of around €15m (£13m) will be needed to sign Santos, which is a sizeable figure considering he hasn’t even played in Brazil’s top tier. However, fans on Twitter are excited by the prospect of the young Brazilian moving to Stamford Bridge:
On my way to YouTube ✅
— Senpero (@senCFC) November 29, 2022
He’s like the less expensive version of Bellingham that offers more defensively from the comps I’ve watched🤷🏾♂️
— 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕪𝕠𝕣 🦅 (@_Benson_01) November 29, 2022
I'm Brazilian and he's a good talent like Enzo Fernandez
— FELIPE sofredor do warriors (@felipedoncic) November 29, 2022
Passes the name test for starters😅
— Werigan🇦🇷 (@itsAlfu_) November 29, 2022
My brother traveled to Brazil last year. Since he came back home, Andrew santos is the name he has been mentioning.
I pray it happens 🙏🙏
— Mandela Atuchem (@AtuchemMandela) November 29, 2022
Is he actually good tho
— kona🥸🇸🇱 (@konacfc) November 29, 2022
We are scouting good oh my days
— ELLA CHELSEA 💙💙💙 (@Emmanue2903) November 29, 2022
Our scouting team going to work immediately on this one and got our own gem
— ☠️ (@tuchelismo7) November 29, 2022
Santos is said to be a box-to-box midfielder, and it appears to be an accurate description as he scored eight goals in 33 appearances for Vasco in Serie B last season, helping his side to promotion.
The 18-year-old is definitely one for the future, though and, if he does end up joining the Blues, there is a strong possibility that he will be loaned out.
