Chelsea have reportedly offered Santos €20 million (£17m/$22m) to sign Brazilian wonderkid Deivid Washington.
WHAT HAPPENED? Chelsea have been linked with a move for 18-year-old striker Deivid Washington. Now, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports the Blues have launched a bid for the Santos youngster, that personal terms have been agreed, he wants the transfer, and a loan move to Strasbourg in Ligue 1 will follow.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: If signed, Washington, who has scored two goals in nine games this season, would become the west London side’s seventh signing of the summer transfer window. They have spent more than €180m (£141m/$198m) on signings to date, including buying Christopher Nkunku, Axel Disasi, Nicolas Jackson, Lesley Ogochukwu, Angelo, and Diego Moreira – who signed on a free transfer.
AND WHAT’S MORE: Washington, who made his Santos debut in April before scoring his first senior goal a month later, is predominantly a centre-forward but he can also play as a left or right winger. He would become the second Santos youngster to move to Chelsea this summer after Angelo’s move in July.
WHAT NEXT? If signed, Washington could make the move to Chelsea in the coming days, before possibly linking up with Strasbourg ahead of the Ligue 1 season on August 11.
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