Chelsea told new wonderkid signing is the answer to Todd Boehly's Lionel Messi desire
Chelsea have already completed eight summer transfers and six of those can certainly be categorised as signings for the future. Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson are the two senior arrivals with Mauricio Pochettino expected to include both in his first-team plans.
Angelo Gabriel, Diego Moreira, Alex Matos and Ishe Samuels-Smith are the remaining additions who will play for the club this season, while Dujuan Richards and Kendry Paez will officially join in 2024 and 2025, respectively. This group joins the likes of Andrey Santos, David Datro Fofana, Gabriel Slonina and Cesare Casadei who are already at the club as the next generation of stars at Stamford Bridge.
However, some of those could be set for an immediate impact on the senior team. Moreira, Santos and Casadei all started the Wrexham friendly alongside Carney Chukwuemeka with the quartet making a statement to Pochettino they can be in his first-team plans for the upcoming season.
Gabriel, who is the latest arrival, also made an impression with a delightful threaded pass into Ben Chilwell setting up the fifth goal. Just last week, Chelsea completed the signing of the 18-year-old from Santos in a deal worth £13million and he has already been thrust into the senior plans and it's now clear to see why.
The Brazilian wonderkid possesses a clear skill set with his sharp and incisive dribbling and wand of a left foot drawing comparisons to Lionel Messi. Todd Boehly has unsuccessfully attempted to lure Messi to Chelsea before, but he could have finally found an alternative answer who is also half the Argentine's age.
Comments from ex-Arsenal forward Julio Baptista also indicate that Chelsea have a real gem on their hands. Speaking to Gambling Zone, he said: «Angelo Gabriel
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