Chelsea have agreed a deal in precept with Sporting CP to signal Geovany Quenda, who is anticipated to signal a seven-year deal at Stamford Bridge with an choice for an additional season after a payment of about £40m.
The Portuguese starlet, who remains to be 17, wouldn’t arrive at Chelsea till July 2026, after spending subsequent season again on mortgage with Sporting CP the place he’s damaged into the primary group and is enjoying often. {The teenager} has netted a objective and registered 4 assists in 25 league appearances this season.
Geovany Quenda had been closely linked with a transfer to Manchester United to reunite together with his former boss Ruben Amorim, after breaking into Sporting first-team underneath his tutelage. Nevertheless, Chelsea, who’ve a bunch of broad choices, imagine the 17-year-old is flexible sufficient to play on both aspect and may compete effectively within the Premier League.
Reputed Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has reportedly revealed that Man United are shocked to have missed out on Quenda to Chelsea. The Portuguese winger has already accomplished his medicals and can be part of the Pensioners on the finish of 2025/26 season.
“It was an enormous shock, to be trustworthy, within the business, not only for Man United, but additionally for extra golf equipment enthusiastic about and following the participant,” Fabrizio Romano solely informed GIVEMESPORT.
“They weren’t anticipating Chelsea to be that quick. Okay, the curiosity may very well be some extent, however there have been zero leaks on this story and Chelsea have been very quick and superb additionally in conserving every little thing non-public.
“So, it was an enormous shock [at Manchester United], that’s for certain.”
Chelsea swoop Geovany Quenda underneath the noses of Man United
Since making his senior debut for Sporting earlier this season, Quenda has established himself a daily within the first group, clocking 43 appearances up to now. He has recorded two objectives and eight assists, working in a number of positions throughout midfield and assault in his breakout season on the Jose Alvalade Stadium.
The Portugal under-21 worldwide has additionally acquired a style of Champions League soccer. He has already made 10 appearances and registered an help towards Manchester Metropolis in Sporting’s 4-1 win in November—Ruben Amorim’s closing match accountable for the Lions earlier than he left to hitch Man United.
Quenda, considered top-of-the-line skills in Portuguese soccer, will now look to complete his debut marketing campaign strongly earlier than bettering additional subsequent season. Chelsea are well-stocked in broad areas of the pitch, so the Guinea-Bissau born expertise will doubtlessly face a variety of competitors when he formally joins the membership in the summertime of 2026.
I’m Rohan Sengupta from one of many busiest cities in India, Mumbai. A Journalism graduate with a eager curiosity in sports activities, soccer is one thing I merely can’t dwell with out and writing, discussing and analyzing the sport is what I do 24*7.
