Chelsea sign Deivid Washington from Santos

Chelsea have completed the signing of youngster Deivid Washington from Santos. They will pay around £12 million to sign him from the Brazilian club.

The 18-year-old striker will sign a seven-year deal with the option of another year.

Washington joins Chelsea as part of their drive to recruit top talents from around the globe, managing their development and helping them fulfill their potential.

He becomes their 11th summer signing after Lesley Ugochukwu, Kendry Paez, Diego Moreira, Angelo Gabriel, Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Nicolas Jackson, Axel Disasi, Robert Sanchez, and Christopher Nkunku.

Washington will likely head out on loan for the season with reports mooting a move to Chelsea’s sister club, RC Strasbourg.

In France, he will reunite with former Santos teammate and fellow new signing Angelo Gabriel.

Washington is not ready for first-team action at Chelsea despite the Blues needing a centre-forward to compete with Jackson.

He will hope to gain vital experience on loan before rejoining the club to help the first team.

Meanwhile, Chelsea still need additions to their first team before the transfer window shuts in a week. 

They need competition for Jackson but have not settled on a target. They had eyes on Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun, but he is close to joining AS Monaco.

Also, they considered an exchange deal involving Romelu Lukaku and Dusan Vlahovic but were not so keen on the Serbian. 

There have been rumours that the Blues are considering keeping Lukaku around to provide cover for Jackson, but it is unclear if the Belgian is open to staying or still angling for a move away.

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One option for Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is Armando Broja, who only joined first-team training recently after returning from a long-term injury. 

Pochettino said he wants to give the Albanian striker a chance and doesn’t want to block his path.