Chelsea eyeing swoop for £17m South American star with 20 G/A this year – report

Chelsea have left no stone unturned within the latest previous with figuring out younger expertise from inside Europe in addition to South America, and signing these gamers on long-term offers earlier than creating them and ultimately selling them to the primary group.

It’s a technique that’s beginning to repay for them, both sporting-wise or financially, and may very well be a course that they proceed to undertake within the years to return. That mentioned, they’ve recognized one other common choice they may probably purchase.

Fichajes has reported that the Blues are eager on signing Palmeiras striker Vitor Roque. He returned to Brazil from Barcelona earlier this 12 months and has finished an excellent job in his homeland with 17 targets and three assists within the ongoing marketing campaign.

Brazilian soccer runs between March and December, with Roque making 30 appearances in his nation’s Serie A and the Copa Libertadores, producing spectacular numbers within the course of, which might presumably give him a route again to Europe.

Roque unlikely to affix Chelsea

Vitor Roque struggled for recreation time at Barcelona beneath Hansi Flick in addition to Xavi owing to competitors from Robert Lewandowski, and life at Chelsea for him is unlikely to get any simpler ought to he find yourself becoming a member of them.

With Joao Pedro and Liam Delap just lately acquired quantity nines already at Enzo Maresca, Roque dangers changing into a secondary choice but once more and after a troubled spell at Barca, the 20-year-old is unlikely to danger his profession as soon as extra.

However, he may very well be a participant BlueCo can contemplate signing for Strasbourg with one eye in direction of creating him over the subsequent few years after which sending him to Chelsea on condition that each golf equipment are owned by Todd Boehly’s and Clearlake Capital’s consortium.

He’s valued at £17 million on Transfermarkt, however ought to the ahead proceed his fantastic run of type for an additional few months, his worth may considerably rise owing to his age in addition to sky-high potential.