LISBON (AP) – Chelsea is spending more than EUR74 millions (USD80 million) on two youngsters from Sporting Portugal, continuing its strategy of building a squad around highly rated promising players.
The Portuguese team said late Wednesday that it reached an agreement with the Premier League side for the transfer of Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo.
Quenda, a 17-year-old winger, will join for just above EUR52 million.
Essugo, a 20-year-old midfielder, for a fee of more than EUR22 million.
Quenda will remain with Sporting until the end of next season. Essugo will remain on loan with Spanish club Las Palmas before heading to Stamford Bridge next season.
Essugo and Quenda are the latest youngsters to agree to join Chelsea after the London team also secured the transfers of 17-year-old Brazilian Estevao Willian and 17-year-old Ecuadorian Kendry Paez.
