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Chelsea continue to stay busy in looking for decently priced young talent to add to the (multi-club) system, and the latest along those lines appears to be 19-year-old Matheus França, rated as the next big thing out of the Flamengo youth system after Vinícus Júnior.
França apparently has a €200m release clause, but according to local reports, we’re in talks for a potential move for around a tenth of that price, around €20-25m. Newcastle have tried and failed a few months ago along a similar track apparently, but Flamengo appear to be more willing to do business now.
The report adds that Chelsea have been tracking França for a while, even before he had made his senior debut last season, notching 4 goals in 13 Série A appearances in the second half of the 2022 season. He’s added 2 more goals in 11 appearances so far this year in the Série A as well the Copa Libertadores, playing mostly as an attacking midfielder.
Cue the YouTube higlights!
Chelsea acena com proposta para contratar Matheus França, do Flamengo; negociação entre os clubes está em andamento há alguns dias.https://t.co/vd6k2aJa0j via @jornalodia
— Venê Casagrande (@venecasagrande) July 3, 2023
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