Chelsea verbally agree to sign 17-year-old right-back via BlueCo side Strasbourg
He will cost an initial transfer fee of €7 million.
Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign 17-year-old right-back Pedro Lima from Sport Recife in Brazil.
However, the player will not move directly to Stamford Bridge this summer.
Lima will instead play for French side Strasbourg next season.
Chelsea’s owners bought a majority stake in Strasbourg last year via their BlueCo consortium.
Fabrizio Romano tweeted on Wednesday: “Chelsea verbally agree to sign Brazilian 2006 born right back Pedro Lima from Sport Recife, here we go!
“Key detail: the deal will be done via BlueCo side Strasbourg.
“€7m fixed fee, €3.5m add-ons and player’s agent set to travel for final details.”
Lima has been playing first-team football for Sport Recife since January.
He was previously a part of the Brazil team that reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA U17 World Cup in November 2023.
Lima will certainly not be Chelsea’s only signing this summer.
The Blues are keen on Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran after missing out on Benjamin Sesko, who recently penned a new contract with RB Leipzig.
As reported by Romano in an exclusive column earlier on Wednesday, Chelsea may be able to use Villa’s interest in Conor Gallagher in their quest to sign 20-year-old Duran.
Romano said of Duran: “He is a player Chelsea really like and he remains on their shortlist. With Sesko not joining Chelsea, Duran could be another option, and they already had some conversations with Aston Villa because we know that Villa have issues with Financial Fair Play.
“But another key detail is that Villa also like Conor Gallagher, he’s one of their dream targets. They will sign Ross Barkley in midfield, but Gallagher is also a target and considered a fantastic player. So there have been club-to-club talks, and they have discussed Duran - he won’t be cheap, though, probably around £35-40m.
“Despite interest from some clubs in Italy, Duran is now understood to be giving his priority to Chelsea - he’s really keen on joining Chelsea and would love this possibility. Let’s see what Gallagher also wants to do, but for sure Duran is on Chelsea’s list as a new striker and he is absolutely keen on this possible move, while some talks have taken place, so it’s surely one to watch.”