Chelsea and Arsenal are exploring ways to lure 17-year old Geovany Quenda to London. The teenager is attracting a lot of clubs. However, Sporting CP have put up a mammoth tag of €100 million on the youngster.
Premier league giants Man City, Liverpool and Man United are also keeping tabs on the teenage sensation. The prodigy has been a crucial player for Sporting this season. He has made 13 appearances already, bagging one goal as well.
93% of Sporting’s chances are created by Quenda. He is showing promises of what he can be in the future with his brilliant performances. Portugal is known for producing top talents, but this kid seems to be special.
The Portuguese club consider him a key player for their future and are not ready to sell him yet. This is why they’ve smartly put up a hefty release clause on the player to avoid him being sold soon. The only club which is bold enough to pull off this move is Chelsea, who are well known to spend huge amount of money on raw talents.
The London clubs are monitoring his progress and will decide whether to make a move or not. His style of play has been deemed similar to that of Mo Salah and young CR7. His ability to take on defenders and run down the wing with sheer pace has gained him a lot of praise from the football world.
Chelsea to face competition from Arsenal for signing Quenda?
Arsenal might cause Chelsea some trouble in their aspirations to sign Quenda. The Gunners’ like the player’s profile and the scouts feel he’ll compliment quite well in their system. However, he has a mammoth release clause which the Gunners’ will never agree to pay.
Chelsea on the other hand are well known to sign young lads to lead their project. If any club pays this much amount for a 17-year old it’ll definitely be the Blues’. The scouts feel that the youngster will fit in Maresca’s team perfectly.
However, there are doubts within the club obviously. The west London side has a plethora of youngsters in their service. Despite of having so many quality young lads, paying so much money for yet another raw talent makes little sense for the Blues’.
The clubs interested in Quenda are expected to wait patiently now. The player has just made his breakthrough to the first team. Chelsea will set up scouts to monitor his progress further and decide whether to make a move in the summer window or not.
Man United also admire the “Next Ronaldo”
According to teamTALK, Manchester United are interested in teenage sensation Geovany Quenda. Dubbed as the “next Ronaldo” in Portugal, it’s no surprise that the Red Devils are linked to the teenager.
Quenda is one of the top prodigy in Portuguese football right now. He is attracting clubs like nectar attracting honey bees. The young lad made his breakthrough in August this year and hasn’t looked back ever since.
Man United have bought Portuguese players in the past which have given them a lot of success. One might criticise the club’s scouts but their scouts in Portugal have done their job with utmost perfection.
However, the price tag is the biggest doubt for the clubs who want his signature. Erik Ten Hag has already spent huge amount of money in flop transfers from the Dutch league. The INEOS cannot afford to make yet another flop big money signing to satisfy the manager.
The 17-year old was also called up to the national team and had the opportunity to share the dressing room with his idol CR7. Will he be able to follow the footsteps of his idol and make a name for himself in the football world? Only time will tell us.
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