Chelsea have advanced negotiations for the transfer of another young South American talent, Brazil youth international Pedro Lima.
FootballTransfers understands that the Premier League club has offered a transfer fee worth €8million to Sport Recife for the 17-year-old full-back.
Club-to-club negotiations are ongoing amidst competing interest from English champions Manchester City and leading clubs in Italy and Spain. Sport Recife president Yuri Romao has flown to London to work on the deal.
As Lima does not yet qualify for a UK work permit, Chelsea’s sporting directors have proposed a development path that will see the teenager start his European career at French feeder club RC Strasbourg.
In consideration of Chelsea’s significant UEFA Financial Fair Play and Premier League Profit and Sustainability difficulties, the teenager’s initial transfer from Brazil may be direct to Strasbourg, owned by the same BlueCo parent company as the London club.
Who is Pedro Lima?
A fast right back who excels in attacking opponents one-on-one, Lima has been compared to former Brazil captain Cafu. He played all five matches for his nation’s Under-17s at October’s World Cup in Indonesia and was recently called up to his nation’s Under-20 squad.
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