Chelsea 'close to signing Andrey Santos after Brazilian wonderkid snubs transfer to Man City and Newcastle'

Andrey Santos is close to joining Chelsea. The 18-year-old midfielder has already made 37 appearances for Vasco da Gama. Manchester City and Newcastle were interested in signing him. He is the latest player to join Chelsea since the new regime was installed.  Carney Chukwuemeka from Aston Villa, Cesare Casadei from Inter Milan, Gabriel Slonina from Chicago Fire and Omari Hutchinson from Arsenal are other players that have been signed by the club.

During his time on the south coast, English manager saw multiple talents arrive and eventually make their way into the first team. Most notably is midfielder and Ecuadorian World Cup star Moises Caicedo. Caicello has been linked with a switch to Chelsea.