Chelsea’s signing of Geovany Quenda has obtained a glowing endorsement from fellow Portuguese Diogo Dalot.
Sporting CP announced late last night that Quenda and Dario Essugo had been purchased by the West London membership for a mixed £62.4million.
Quenda is the dearer at £44m and can stay in Lisbon till the top of subsequent season earlier than making the swap to Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United full-back Dalot, named alongside the 17-year-old winger within the Portugal squad for the Nations League doubleheader towards Denmark, mentioned: “Above all, it’s one other demonstration of the standard of the Portuguese participant, of the standard in Portugal. He’s a really promising participant, that’s why he’s right here. He is aware of that being right here just isn’t for everybody. Having the ability to characterize a giant membership is a good accountability, however he likes to play, he’s pleased, he expresses himself in one of the simplest ways he is aware of and is right here to assist.
“However it was his high quality that made him get right here. He has to work laborious, he is aware of that, the recommendation is at all times the identical… probably the most troublesome factor is to not get there, however to keep up it and I imagine he has all the talents for that.”
Essugo to hitch Quenda at Chelsea
Essugo, a 20-year-old defensive midfielder, will be part of Chelsea in the summertime after his mortgage spell at La Liga membership Las Palmas expires.
He price Enzo Maresca’s aspect £18.4m and could possibly be thrust straight into their squad for the FIFA Membership World Cup.
The signing of the pair continues Chelsea’s coverage of making an attempt to amass probably the most promising gamers in world soccer and they’ll be part of 17-year-olds Esteban Willian and Kendry Paez on the membership.
