We had not waited this evening to guess that Chelsea was preparing the next decade with its juvenile recruits. Last summer, and even again this winter, the London club had decided to be one of the major players in the transfer window.
Filip Jorgensen, Pedro Neto, Omari Kellyman, Aaron Anselmino, Renato Veiga, Mike Penders, Mathis Amougou, Marcu Guiu or Camb Wiley had thus grafted the long list of young players arrived during the previous Mercatos. And obviously, the Blues still intend to strike hard since they have just secured two new recruits from Portugal.
Two new Portuguese wonders in Chelsea
This Wednesday, Sporting Portugal and Chelsea actually announced that it had reached an agreement for the transfers of Dario Essugo (20) and Geovany Quenda (17). The two players arrive for a total package of 74 million euros. The first will land in the blues this summer, while Quenda will have to wait until the summer of 2026.
“Sporting SAD has reached a global agreement with the Chelsea FC for the final transfer of the players Geovany Quenda and Dário Essugo, for a total value of 74,408,816.32 €. For Dario Essugo, the financial consideration for the transfer, which will materialize at the end of this sports season, corresponds to a lump sum of € 22,272,275.00, the player continuing to exercise his activity within the Union Deportiva Las Palmas until the end of the current sports season. For Geovany Quenda, the financial consideration of the transfer corresponds to € 52,136,541.32 »said the Sporting Portugal press release. Performance bonuses have also been included.
