“Chelsea Football Club have reached an agreement with Palmeiras for the signing of striker Estêvão Willian. The Brazilian will officially join Chelsea next summer”Chelsea proudly announced on June 22. By getting their hands on the 17-year-old nugget Estêvão, also nicknamed Messino, the London club had proven itself more convincing than FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, but also Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United. By paying 34 million euros (excluding bonuses) for the Palmeiras player who will arrive in July 2025 on the Blues side, Chelsea has once again made a bet on the future, similar to what was also done with the Ecuadorian Kendry Paez (Independiente del Valle) who will also arrive in the summer of 2025 when he will be of age.
A real war prize since the native of Franca is simply irresistible at the moment. Performing well during the U17 World Cup last November (3 goals and 3 assists in 5 matches), he has had an incredible start to the season with his club Palmeiras with 7 goals and 4 assists in 27 matches with the first team. Slowly gaining momentum, he has even been a starter for several weeks. To the great delight of his coach Abel Ferreira even if the latter regrets his imminent departure from the Chelsea side: “enjoy him while he is with us. That’s what I can say. He is a kid who has magic in him, I hope he continues with that spirit of attack and defense, which helps us win games, that’s why they paid the amount they paid for him.»
The opponents are disgusted
“We could really have a spectacular generation here, building a golden team, but unfortunately the euros and pounds speak louder, and we will take advantage of that“, continued the Portuguese technician. Yesterday against Bahia during a 2-0 victory, Estêvão once again put everyone in agreement. Involved in both goals with a goal and an assist, the future Blues player disgusted his opponents and in particular the opposing coach. Following his goal, Rogerio Ceni turned to his bench and declared this: “you can’t tag this guy.» Same story for Everton Ribeiro, player from Bahia.
“He is a star that Brazil will have, he has a great career ahead of him, he said he liked my football, I am flattered because he is a refined footballer. I wished him good luck and told him that I was also a fan of his football and that he would have a lot of success“, he explained after the match. Third in the Brazilian championship, Palmeiras will try to retain its title and finds itself in the fight with Flamengo and Botafogo. The latter, who they will also meet in the 1/8th finals of the Copa Libertadores in August. Important deadlines for Estêvão who seems simply unstoppable at the moment with the Verdão.
