As if Chelsea don’t already have enough quality attackers, Geovany Quenda is the latest world-beater to commit his future to Stamford Bridge.
The talented Portuguese is set to arrive this summer from Sporting Lisbon, and he joins a Chelsea side stacked with attacking talent.
Quenda is just six days older than Estevao Willian, but the latter’s recent ascension may be keeping the incoming star up at night.
Estevao is the success story of Chelsea’s transfer policy, and he will now be the signing used as a benchmark by the Blues. Luckily for Quenda, he might be able to avoid the full comparison with the Brazilian if Chelsea’s plans bear fruit.
Chelsea winger Estevao Willian celebrating goal against Barcelona
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Chelsea’s Estevao plans are good news for Geovany Quenda
All the hype around Estevao has allowed his Portuguese counterpart to slip under the radar in recent months.
Quenda has been bossing it in the Champions League and already looks like a real source of goals and assists for club and country. His talent and form ahead of a move to Chelsea would be all that was on anyone’s lips in any other season.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, the emergence of Estevao has hogged the spotlight. The two had been compared quite a bit early on, but Chelsea’s long-term vision with the Brazilian might actually help Quenda.
Chelsea plan to convert Estevao to a number 10 role in the coming years, seeing that as his strongest position. That could open up the right flank for Quenda when he arrives, though Pedro Neto will still be battling.
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The Sporting star has already shown versatility to play on the left as well. Enzo Maresca will be pleased with the flexibility Quenda offers.
Chelsea’s depth is about to be scary
Assuming Chelsea make no more attacking additions next summer — they absolutely will — the depth in attack is staggering.
Going position by position, you have Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Marc Guiu, Dastan Satpayev, Emanuel Emegha and maybe even Nicolas Jackson up front.
Moving out to the left, there’s Alejandro Garnacho, Jamie Gittens and Tyrique George. On the other side, Neto and Quenda, and supposedly Estevao and Cole Palmer in the 10.
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Those are some of Europe’s brightest young talents, and they aren’t likely to get worse in the next nine months — quite the opposite.