In accordance with David Ornstein of the Athletic, Chelsea have agreed a charge of slightly below £12 million (€14 million) with FC Basel for Renato Veiga.
The 20 12 months outdated is about to have a medical at Cobham Coaching Centre earlier than finalising a transfer to the Blues within the coming days.
FC Basel have offered loads of gamers to Premier League golf equipment for first rate charges within the current previous.
Zeki Amdouni joined Burnley for £15 million final summer time, following on from Albian Ajeti to West Ham for £8 million, Mohamed Elyounoussi to Southampton for £16 million and, going again a bit additional, Mohamed Salah to Chelsea for £11 million in 2014, with Veiga the subsequent to affix this pipe-line.
Who’s Renato Veiga?
Renato Veiga is a 20 12 months outdated Portuguese participant, we’ll come onto his place shortly, who was born in Lisbon, predominantly representing Sporting Clube de Portugal at youth stage, however by no means making a senior appearances for the Lions.
He obtained his first style of senior soccer at Augsburg, becoming a member of them for a six-month mortgage spell in January 2023, showing 13 instances, albeit he solely began eight instances for the Bundesliga strugglers, who solely averted relegation by a solitary level.
Nonetheless, he impressed sufficient to earn a transfer to FC Basel final summer time for round £4 million, with Portuguese publication Report claiming that Sporting have a ten% sell-on clause, so a pleasant little windfall will likely be heading their means.
The RotBlau, who received eight successive Swiss Tremendous League titles between 2010 and 2017, are going by way of a down interval simply in the meanwhile, however final season was notably dangerous, beginning it by being dumped out of Europa Convention League qualifying by Kazakh aspect Tobol, earlier than in the end ending eighth within the league, their lowest end for 26 years.
Regardless of this, Renato Veiga caught the attention, particularly his versatility, nearly all of his 26 appearances coming as a defensive midfielder, however he may also be deployed at centre-back.
Liam Twomey within the Athletic notes that Veita’s profile is precisely what new Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is in search of, describing him as “a left-sided defender who can invert from full-back right into a defensive midfield position”, including, on condition that he’s 6ft 3in, he deal with Chelsea’s perceived “lack of peak”.
Veiga has additionally acquired worldwide recognition, apparently beginning all seven of Portugal U21’s qualifiers for subsequent summer time’s European Championships at centre-back, opening his goal-scoring account at that stage throughout a 6-1 hammering of Belarus at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos final October.
Chelsea persevering with their technique of signing lesser-known children
Since Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali and José E. Feliciano have taken over Chelsea, they’ve been, by some important distance, the largest spenders within the world switch market, a development that’s set to proceed this summer time.
Already on this window, the Blues have purchased Omari Kellyman (18 years outdated), for £19 million, Marc Guiu (18 years outdated) for £6 million and Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor (25 years outdated) for £30 million, with Tosin Adarabioyo arriving on a Bosman.
On high of this, 17 12 months outdated Kendry Páez will are available in subsequent summer time for £17 million, with stories suggesting that offers to usher in 19 12 months outdated Caleb Wiley (£8.5 million) and 19 12 months outdated Aaron Anselmino (£14 million) are imminent.
Chelsea proceed to stockpile younger footballers as if provide is about to expire, with Wiley the most recent to affix the conveyor belt.
