Chelsea takes wunderkind before Amorim!

Ruben Amorim had his eye on him back at Sporting and, despite being aware of his flaws, wanted to bring him to Old Trafford. Reports even suggested that Manchester United had already agreed on a 50 million euros transfer for Geovany Quenda to the Premier League.However, it turns out that this was only partially true. Quenda does want to move to England, but it seems his destination will be Chelsea instead.๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿšจ ๐„๐—๐‚๐‹ | GEOVANY QUENDA TO CHELSEA!!๐Ÿ”œ One more year on loan at Sporting CP๐Ÿ” Contract until 2033๐ˆ๐๐’๐€๐๐„ ๐Ÿคฏ pic.twitter.com/LuX7heEZGYโ€” Rising Stars XI (@RisingStarXI) March 13, 2025 Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports that the young winger has already passed his medical tests, though the dealโ€™s finalization will wait until the end of the year. Quenda will turn 18 in April, meaning he could move abroad as early as the summer, but Chelsea is willing to wait. Since Todd Boehly took over at Stamford Bridge, the club has focused on signing young players with high potential, and Quenda fits that mold perfectly.But donโ€™t mistake young player for just another long-term project. He has already played 43 matches for Sportingโ€™s first team this season, scoring two goals and providing eight assists. In August, Portugalโ€™s national team coach called him up for the first time, and although he has yet to debut, he was on the bench for matches against Scotland and Croatia.๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿšจ | ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐๐š (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•) was ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐ƒ-๐”๐ for the Portuguese Senior NTLast 5 days:โœ… Important Assist vs Casa Pia โœ… Deal to move to Chelseaโœ… Called Up to the National Team๐€๐Œ๐€๐™๐ˆ๐๐†. pic.twitter.com/8q61wD7pTFโ€” Rising Stars XI (@RisingStarXI) March 14, 2025 United had been monitoring Quenda even before Amorim took over as their manager. In February, the club sent scouts to watch him in Sportingโ€™s away clash against Porto to determine whether he could fit into Portugueseโ€™s preferred 3-4-3 systemโ€”a formation that has been problematic for Unitedโ€™s current squad.Amorim himself didnโ€™t need much convincing. He knows Quenda well from their time together in Lisbon. A former Benfica academy player joined Sporting at the age of 13. By 16, he had become the youngest player in Sportingโ€™s U23 team history, and Amorim frequently invited him to train with the senior squad before officially promoting him last summer.๐Ÿšจ Ruben Amorim LOVES Geovany Quenda. (Source: @FabrizioRomano) pic.twitter.com/5p3YQpu9XHโ€” Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) February 27, 2025 โ€œHeโ€™s very talented, very mature, and understands the game like an experienced player. Of course, he has a lot to improve, but he has the game,โ€ Amorim said during preseason, when Quenda played as a right wing-back before moving further forward to a winger role.However, when it came to choosing his future, Quenda turned his back on Amorim. Reportedly, he was more impressed by Enzo Marescaโ€™s vision at Chelsea.PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHDAY 29 Saturday18:00: (2.15) Everton (3.35) West Ham (3.80)18:00: (3.90) Ipswich (3.50) Nott.Forest (2.05)18:00: (1.70) Man.City (4.35) Brighton (4.70)18:00: (3.60) Southampton (3.45) Wolverhampton (2.05)20:30: (1.80) Bournemouth (4.10) Brentford (4.40)Sunday16:30: (1.85) Arsenal (3.70) Chelsea (4.60)16:30: (2.10) Fulham (3.60) Tottenham (3.60)22:00: (4.50) Leicester (3.50) Man.Utd. (1.83)***odds are subject to change***

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