Chelsea’s model of being busy in the transfer windows does not look set to end anytime soon as the Blues continue to try and get their project right.
Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have made signing the stars of tomorrow a big priority of theirs, and supporters are finally starting to see the fruits of this labour.
Estevao Willian officially joined the first team squad over the summer, and has already shown what all the hype is about, when given the chance to feature anyway.
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Wednesday saw reports state that Chelsea had completed a deal to sign Mohamed Zongo after his impressive showings at the U17 World Cup with Burkina Faso.
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Chelsea think they’ve made a ‘special signing’ in Mohamed Zongo
The 16-year-old is set for a move to Strasbourg first, however the ceiling the club believe the player has means he could become a star at Stamford Bridge too.
Fabrizio Romano has stated on his YouTube channel that Chelsea believe they have secured a special talent in the form of Zongo.
He said: “So BlueCo group have agreed a deal to sign Mohamed Zongo, Burkina Faso midfielder, 16 years old. At the Under 17 world cup. was one of the best talents from all over the nations.
“So considered as a huge talent. Another top English club wanted to sign Zongo, but was not possible because Chelsea won the race. There was also a very important German club interested in the player, but Chelsea won the race for Zongo. They believe this is a special signing, a special talent.”
Germany v Burkina Faso: FIFA Under-17 World Cup
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Chelsea’s spending on youth not done yet
With the January transfer window coming up soon, Chelsea are currently not expected to make any big investments to bolster their first team squad.
However, they continue to be linked with some young talents, who will be waiting a number of years to make their mark in West London.
Chelsea are also looking at Luis Eduardo, likely buoyed by the success they have already seen in signing top Brazilian talents.
As well as Estevao, Andrey Santos has proven to be a player who can make an impact in the first team squad.
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