Estevao Willian, the latest Chelsea recruit, has “huge potential,” according to Andrey Santos, who also calls him “the face of Brazilian football.”

After reaching an agreement, Chelsea will pay €34 million (£28.7 million) in cash up front and an additional €23 million (£19.4 million) in add-ons to buy the 17-year-old from Palmeiras.

When Estevao turns eighteen next year, he will go to Chelsea. Kendry Paez, an Ecuadorian international and another highly regarded midfielder from South America, will also be joining Estevao at Stamford Bridge; the two players agreed to a £17.5 million move to Chelsea last year.

Estevao will develop into a “genius” for Brazil on the field, according to Neymar, and Santos has disclosed that he has already spoken with Chelsea’s new addition.Estevao sent me a message saying, “Man, I really admire you, how you managed to make a difference here in this climate at this altitude,” and I responded, “Man, it’s difficult but you’re going to make it,” if my memory serves me correctly. Estevao texted me after I had performed in Colombia the month prior. Santos stated on the podcast Fora do Jogo.

“Estevao is a young man; I enjoy his work.” He has a tremendous amount of potential.

I used to talk to my father about him all the time, and I knew that his talent would make him a professional very soon. He is the face of Brazilian football, and I can tell that he is a motivated young man with a lot of personality—personality that I believe attackers need to possess.Santos, who joined Chelsea from Vasco da Gama last year, says he was pressured to go on loan out of Stamford Bridge in order to get more playing time.

“Football is very different from Brazil.” The game’s dynamics are quite quick, and the intensity is lower and outrageous elsewhere. stated Santos.

I hаd а chаnce tо stаy аt Chelseа аfter аdjusting well tо the preseаsоn, but I truly wаnted tо plаy аnd gаin minutes, sо I decided, аlоng with my fаmily, thаt it wоuld be best tо gо оut оn lоаn. Enzо Fernаndez аnd Mоises Cаicedо were аlsо there.

“The Chelseа teаm wаnted me tо be а little mоre pаtient, but it wаs better thаt I went оut аnd plаyed.”

‘I was fit and willing, but unfortunately I didn’t play much at Nottingham Forest. Fortunately, I went to Strasbourg and was able to showcase my skills to Europe and start things off. For four months, I performed effectively, had an impact, and kept the squad in Ligue 1.Santos is trying to persuade Enzo Maresca during Chelsea’s preseason campaign after excelling while on loan at Strasbourg the previous season.

The 20-year-old has, however, applauded Chelsea’s choice to go to South America for future player acquisitions.

“With Estevao and Kendry [Paez] included, there’s even more now.” With Chelsea’s excellent scouting in South America, soon enough everyone will be speaking Spanish there! stated Santos.

“I believe that their youth project is excellent because they have players for the future and for the present; Enzo is a world champion, Caicedo is already on the national team, and Reece James welcomed me warmly when I arrived.”