FC Barcelona slightly behind Chelsea in the race for the next Brazilian top gem

FC Barcelona are currently in danger of losing one of the top targets set by the club’s sporting direction area to rule the European and world football in the next few years, as a top the top U17 they are currently willing to sign could have recently been contacted by Chelsea, who would be desperate to sign the player as soon as possible.

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The player in question is the Brazilian playmaker Estevao William from Palmeiras, called Messinho due to his similarity to Lionel Messi on the pitch, and considered to be the next big star of Brazilian football, with the necessary quality to be ready to lead the next great footballers generation in the next few years.

According to the Catalan sporting journal Sport, despite FC Barcelona would have been really attentive to the player’s movements in the market, Chelsea could be now slightly ahead of the Catalan team in the race to sign the player due to the Blues’ disposition to pay as soon as possible the €60 million that Palmeiras require to sell the player.

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Chelsea would be willing to seal the deal as soon as possible

Following these sources, that circumstance could cause Barcelona to completely lose the possibility of incorporating the 16-year-old player in the near future, since Chelsea would have already sent representatives to Sao Paulo to block the operation and convince Palmeiras to sell the player, a pressing measure which according to Sport would be strong enough to complete the transfer in the short term.