Chelsea’s attention will now turn to the other players on Mauricio Pochettino’s wishlist after finalizing their deal for Moises Caicedo in what will be a British record move, as The Top Flight just reported. Given Todd Boehly’s long-term plan, Chelsea has also been bringing in individuals who may not be immediate senior competitors but could develop into stars in the future. An illustration of this is Angelo Gabriel, who signed from Santos in Brazil earlier this summer and is currently headed to Boehly-owned Strasbourg in Ligue 1.
It’s anticipated that Stamford Bridge will soon welcome another outstanding youngster who is seen as one for the future. Deivid Washington, a striker for Santos, will travel to London on August 14 to have a medical, according to Fabrizio Romano. With add-ons, the whole package for Washington may equal £17 million. Santos, according to Romano, has already signed all the paperwork required to complete the transfer. Deivid will sign a six-year contract with the option of an additional year’s extension.
Washington may or may not join his former teammate Angelo Gabriel at Strasbourg, but doing so would make sense. Washington is one of the team’s top prospects but hasn’t yet broken through as a regular at Santos.
In the most recent Copinha, a highly-regarded youth competition held annually in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, he scored three goals. Santos advanced to the game’s semifinals but fell to America-MG. In May 2023, when he was 17 years old, he scored his first goal for Santos, the game-winning goal, barely four minutes into the match. This season, he also plays for Santos in the Copa Libertadores.