Chelsea have confirmed an agreement to sign Brazilian teenager Estevao Willian from Palmeiras.
As revealed by The Athletic last month the Premier League club will pay €34million up front for the 17-year-old winger with another €23m tied to performance-based incentives at both his current club and his new one.
He will move to Stamford Bridge officially in 2025 when he turns 18 and sign what is expected to be at least a seven-year contract.
Chelsea Football Club has agreed a deal to sign teenage forward Estevao Willian from Palmeiras, with the Brazilian to officially join Chelsea next summer. 🤝 pic.twitter.com/SHLVRaD4gi
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The Brazilian club agreed a similar structure of deal with Real Madrid for Endrick in December 2022 with an initial €35m down payment plus €25m in bonuses. He moves to Spain officially next month.
Estevao has been followed by Chelsea for a number of years with the club seeing him as a talent on a similar level to his soon-to-be former team-mate.
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He has featured 10 times in the Brazilian Serie A this season, contributing two goals and two assists, as well as also scoring in the Copa Libertadores and Copa do Brasil.
Estevao will join fellow young Brazilians Andrey Santos, Deivid Washington and Angelo Gabriel at Stamford Bridge.
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