Brazilian academies always produce huge talent and future ball foot “cracks”, differential players such as Vinicius, Rodrygo, Bruno Guimarães, among others, were bought by their respective clubs in their day with the hope that they could transfer their talent to the ground European. Rodrygo and Vinicius fully complied, being essential for Madrid to win the Champions League last season, both were quite expensive signings in their day but the result was worth every penny of the investment, Guimarães on his part cost 20 million Euro to Lyon, much less than Vinicius and Rodrygo, having another role on the pitch like the midfielder and taking more responsibility in the assist than in the goal, the Brazilian midfielder’s time in Lyon was excellent and this made Newcastle pay 42 million for him.
Chelsea, like other clubs have done, tries to anticipate the others and fish in the Brazilian market before the other teams in Europe, for example Madrid in this market has closed the signing of one of the biggest promises of Brazil in the last few years, Endrick. Chelsea, for its part, made official the signing of Andrey Santos, for which he paid 12 million of euros and could amount to approx 20 million according to reports. Santos is a box-to-box midfielder from 18 years old, capable of breaking lines with his stride and driving the ball well, he provides a lot of confidence when carrying the ball on his feet as his size makes it difficult for him to get the ball off him.
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Defensively speaking, he has things to work on and doesn’t stand out for that, however he defends very well in one-on-one situations and due to his size he does well both in the air and on the ground. The definition of him in front of goal is not bad at all, he has scored goals from outside the area and also from Chile, his skillful leg is the right one. Most of the time he played in double pivot in Vasco de Gama.
Like any player of this age, he has some things to work on, like his discipline, he usually commits a lot of fouls and this ends up with frequent bookings from the referee. He is also very confident in his driving at times and ends up losing the ball easily, in general there are not many things he has to work on, he has the talent and ability to stand out in elite football according to scouts and players too, Juninho Pernambucano, former player and legend of Olympique de Lyon had words for the player “It’s hard to find an 18-year-old player as good as him. Physically he is a monster, his participation without the ball is brutal. I would like to see his GPS data because he doesn’t stop. Technically, he’s way above the rest.”added the current sporting director of Olympique de Lyon.
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