Deivid Washington: Chelsea sign Brazilian teenager from Santos for £17.2m

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Chelsea person completed the signing of Brazilian guardant Deivid Washington from Santos for a interest successful the portion of 20m euros (£17.2m).

Washington, 18, has signed a seven-year declaration astatine Stamford Bridge with the enactment of a further year.

He is Chelsea brag Mauricio Pochettino's ninth signing of the summertime transportation window.

"I'm precise blessed to beryllium joining a immense squad similar Chelsea," Washington told the club's website.

"I can't hold to marque my debut present astatine specified a large club, and supply tons of goals and assists."

Washington began his vocation with Gremio earlier helium joined Santos successful 2016.

His goalscoring successful the younker ranks astatine Santos saw the youngster unit his mode into the first-team setup astatine the Brazilian nine this year.

The versatile guardant subsequently made a full of 16 elder appearances for Santos successful each competitions and scored 2 goals earlier helium made the determination to Stamford Bridge.

He is the 2nd subordinate from Santos to articulation Chelsea this summertime pursuing the arrival of 18-year-old winger Angelo past month.

Caicedo 'ready' to marque archetypal start

Pochettino said Moises Caicedo is "ready" to commencement his archetypal lucifer for Chelsea since his £100m determination to the nine from Brighton.

Chelsea look Luton connected Friday nighttime successful the Premier League astatine Stamford Bridge.

Caicedo made his debut successful Chelsea's 3-1 nonaccomplishment astatine West Ham connected Sunday and gave distant a punishment successful a disappointing archetypal outing.

Romeo Lavia, who joined the nine for £58m from Southampton, volition not beryllium portion of the squad for the sojourn of the newly-promoted side.

"Moises is acceptable to start. Lavia no. He is still, aft they assessed him, helium needs a fewer weeks to beryllium acceptable to beryllium progressive with the team" Pochettino said.

"He is reconditioning present and moving to effort to drawback the squad and the teammates. For Romeo we request to hold a fewer weeks until helium is progressive with the team."

Chelsea are winless aft their archetypal 2 Premier League games - a 1-1 gully with Liverpool successful their play opener followed by the decision to the Hammers.

The Blues created a fig of chances against David Moyes' broadside but, contempt their dominance successful the archetypal half, were not capable to instrumentality them.

Chelsea's struggles successful beforehand of extremity person travel nether scrutiny again aft they lone managed to find the nett 38 times successful the Premier League past season.

Pochettino's occupation is compounded by the nonaccomplishment of £52m signing Christopher Nkunku to a genu wounded which volition support him retired until the extremity of the year.

Carney Chukwuemeka, who scored successful the lucifer against West Ham, has besides been ruled retired for a astir six weeks with genu occupation of his own.

Chelsea person been linked with a fig of strikers and Pochettino said the nine whitethorn inactive motion different attacking subordinate arsenic they proceed to heavy put successful their squad.

"We are assessing the squad and each that happens. It is casual to accidental that we request an violative player, but we person violative players but they request to recover," added the Argentine.

"We request to hold with Armando [Broja]. Sometimes you are adjacent and the past measurement is ever difficult. He is grooming good and we person anticipation for him also.

"If present we bring successful immoderate subordinate that is not acceptable oregon needs to accommodate to the Premier League past possibly you are going to walk the aforesaid clip that you request to hold for Broja oregon Nkunku oregon for Carney.

"Then you are going to make a messiness successful the squad. We are moving truly hard to analyse the concern and instrumentality the champion decision.

"It is simply a small spot unlucky arsenic possibly we request a small spot of assistance now. We are trying to find the close profile.

"We don't privation to halt the improvement of immoderate young guys that could beryllium progressive successful the team."

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