Chelsea have completed the signing of Sporting Lisbon midfielders Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo for a combined fee of about £62.4 million (€74.4 million), Afrosport reports.
Quenda, a 17-year-old winger of Guinea-Bissau heritage, will move to Stamford Bridge for a fee of up to £44 million but will remain in the Portuguese capital until the end of the 2025-26 season.
Meanwhile, 20-year-old defensive midfielder Essugo of Angolan heritage, will move to West London in the summer for £18.4 million after completing his loan spell at La Liga side Las Palmas.
“Sporting SAD has reached a global agreement with Chelsea Football Club for the definitive transfer of the sporting rights of the players Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo, for a total amount of up to €74,408,816.32 (seventy-four million, four hundred and eight thousand, eight hundred and sixteen euros and thirty-two cents), which includes charges for intermediation services of approximately 6%,” read a statement on the club website.
Comunicado Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD sobre as transferências, a título definitivo, dos jogadores Geovany Quenda e Dário Essugo.
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— Sporting CP (@SportingCP) March 19, 2025
Quenda and Essugo are the newest young players acquired by Chelsea after already acquiring 17-year-old Brazilian Estevao Willian and 17-year-old Ecuadorian Kendry Paez who will move in the summer.
The five-time Premier League champions have continued to invest heavily in youth since the takeover of the club from Roman Abramovich by a consortium led by Todd Boehly three years ago.
