London, England – Andrey Santos don carry Chelsea club for head like crown since he land for Stamford Bridge. This 21-year-old midfielder shine for the Blues after small wahala for Nottingham Forest. But abeg, make we sabi wetin happen on top his football journey.
Santos come from Vasco da Gama, na dem buy am for €12.5 million (that one na $14.5 million) back for January 2023. But you know how e be, dem still leave am for Brazil till June. Na August, dem ship am to Forest for loan, but na serious gbese dem find for there. With one EFL Cup match and just seven minutes in Premier League, e no fit shine at all. (Talk am say na small time wey no good).
But no be say dem write am off. From February 2024 till May 2025, Santos go France go gree make dem judge am well as he shine for RC Strasbourg. E don score 10 goals for 32 matches wey he play for Ligue 1. Na so clubs start to dey eye am like paparazzi.
Fast forward to December 2025, Santos don land for FIFA Club World Cup wey Chelsea carry come home. He play four matches as dem surprise everybody come win am – talk about strong vibes. (As e sweet no be small!).
Now, Chelsea don mark price of €35 million (about $40.8 million) for am. Everybody dey look like hawk; Juventus and other big boys dey jost for who go buy am. If Chelsea try get Yildiz from Turkey no work, dem no go fit lose Santos. Wetin fit stop dem?
Juventus, right now, dey try rebuild after dem wan one time big team, but e be like say dem no strong again for the competition. Selling Yildiz fit make sense, as dem dey find fresh young players wey go fit give dem new energy and no go collect big salary (No more grandpa players, pls!).
Santos don start five Premier League matches this season, but e still dey fight for consistent start. E fit dey tink say moving to Juve no go make sense since dem no dey compete for big trophies again. But who know, if Igor Tudor tell am say dem dey come back to form, e fit change him mind.
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