Chelsea in recent years have acted brilliantly in the transfer market to secure the signatures of some of the world’s best young players ahead of their elite rivals.
Enzo Maresca is currently benefitting from the services of Estevao Willian on his first team squad, after Chelsea beat PSG to the signing of Estevao.
Andrey Santos‘ Chelsea career is also up and running too, with the Blues seemingly continuing to get younger as the seasons go by.
Geovany Quenda, Mike Penders and Dastan Satpaev are amongst the quality young signings the club have already made who are yet to feature for them, and they continue to look to add names to that list.
Brazil v Paraguay: FIFA Under-17 World Cup
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Chelsea make bid to sign Felipe Morais
Felipe Morais has emerged as a potential target for the Blues after making a great impact in Brazil’s U17 World Cup competition.
Chelsea scouts have been impressed by Morais, and are one of a number of top clubs in Europe now well aware of his talents.
In an attempt to get ahead of the chasing pack again, reports from Portal Cruzirense have stated that the Blues have made a bid of around £9m to sign him from his club, Cruzeiro.
The report goes on to say that the Brazilian side currently have no plans to let him go yet, however are resigned to their fate that he will eventually leave the club at a pursuit of European glory.
Zambia v Brazil: FIFA Under-17 World Cup
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Who is Felipe Morais?
The 17-year-old has been a regular in the U20 Brazilian league this season, however it is the World Cup where his focus currently lies.
A 10-man Brazil side managed to advance through the Round of 16 stage on penalties against Paraguay, keeping Morais’ dream of world glory intact.
The attacker found the net in two of their group stage games, and will be relied upon when they line up against France in the quarter-finals.
Chelsea will have scouts closely watching the game, weighing up whether they feel the need to increase their bid to fend off the likes of Barcelona.