Chelsea sign forward Angelo Gabriel from Santos
Chelsea have completed the signing of Angelo Gabriel from Santos.
The Athletic reported last month that the Brazilian club had accepted an offer worth 15million Euros (£12.95m; $16.38m) for the 18-year-old winger, who has made 129 appearances and scored five goals for Santos since breaking into the first team in 2020.
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The Brazil Under-20 international should travel to the United States with Chelsea on the club’s pre-season tour – the squad depart on Monday – but is expected to secure a loan move for the campaign ahead in order to develop his game with regular first-team football.
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Gabriel became the youngest player in the history of the Brazil national championship when he made his debut against Fluminense at the Maracana aged just 15 years and 308
days. He followed that up by becoming the youngest scorer in the competition after netting against Lorenzo in the Copa Libertadores in April 2021.
He is the second Brazilian to join the club this year, following Andrey Santos’ arrival from Vasco de Gama in January.
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Chelsea have bid accepted for Santos' Angelo Gabriel
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