Chelsea have invested in young talents from South America by signing Andrey Santos and Kendry Páez from Vasco da Gama and Independiente del Valle this year.
Today’s Sport states the Blues will continue to look for young players with potential in the South American market, where Santos youngster Ângelo Gabriel has now ended up on Chelsea’s radar.
It’s claimed Barcelona have a first refusal to sign the 18-year-old but will not exercise it due to their difficult economic situation.
Therefore, the ‘skilful’ winger, who recently changed agents, is ‘already preparing’ to make a switch to the Premier League in the summer window.
After Nottingham Forest came close to signing the Brazil U20 international in the winter market, Sport say it’s Chelsea who are now ‘best positioned’ to secure his services in this window.
The newspaper states Mauricio Pochettino’s side could offer a fee around €15m for the teenager and then send him out on loan elsewhere.
They don’t specify where he could end up, if the west London club were to sign Ângelo.
After Barcelona decided not to bring the player to the Camp Nou, he’s planning to move to the Premier League, where his future ‘points to Chelsea’.
