Chelsea hope to follow the £4.5m signing of Atletico Paranaense’s Nathan de Souza with that of his fellow Brazil Under-20 international Robert Kenedy for a similar fee as they seek to add to the club’s youth ranks this summer.

 

Kenedy, whose progress has been tracked by clubs such as Internazionale and Manchester United, has made his mark as a striker with Fluminense and finished as Brazil’s top scorer at the South America Under-17 championships two years ago with six goals.

 

Now 19, has already made public his desire to follow his compatriots Oscar and Ramires by moving to Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea’s interest now registered with his club.

 

Neither Nathan nor Kenedy would qualify for work permits to play in the Premier League at present, meaning both would have to be loaned out by Chelsea to European clubs to further their development.

 

The champions, who have had up to 30 players out on loan in each of the past few seasons, have enjoyed an arrangement with Vitesse Arnhem in the Netherlands but may now strike a similar deal with the Belgian club Royal Mouscron-Peruwelz, where non-European Union youngsters can gain first-team experience.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/11/chelsea-nathan-de-souza-robert-kenedy

Great... more youngsters who will never play for the club...

Great... more youngsters who will never play for the club...

 

Or might. It's a numbers game.

Will probably make a profit on him when we flog him to a dutch or such team in a few years.

That's all these signings are.

Great... more youngsters who will never play for the club...

 

Yep. Courtois, KDB and Lukaku are prime examples. Waste.

Yep. Courtois, KDB and Lukaku are prime examples. Waste.

Which shows it can work, this is one of the ways we have to make money given we lose revenue compared to our rivals due to playing in a smaller stadium.

Zeta though I think was going more for the likes of Atsu, Piazon, T.Hazard, Wallace, Omeruo, Kakuta, Traore, Cuevas , Perica etc who we have not really seen and in the majority of cases never will for Chelsea.

Yep. Courtois, KDB and Lukaku are prime examples. Waste.

 

You can name 3 (all 3 were already well known as very hot prospects and already playing full international football).

 

I can name a lot more than 3 that will never ever play for us and were signed only for resale value.

 

So...?

Which shows it can work, this is one of the ways we have to make money given we lose revenue compared to our rivals due to playing in a smaller stadium.

Zeta though I think was going more for the likes of Atsu, Piazon, T.Hazard, Wallace, Omeruo, Kakuta, Traore, Cuevas , Perica etc who we have not really seen and in the majority of cases never will for Chelsea.

 

Certainly, and those are the (acceptable) risks afforded to such a transfer system.

 

You can name 3 (all 3 were already well known as very hot prospects and already playing full international football).

 

I can name a lot more than 3 that will never ever play for us and were signed only for resale value.

 

So...?

 

They were all hot prospects at the time the club signed them. Courtois had 1 (one!!) international appearance before he signed. It's, statistically speaking, a lottery after the transfer goes through. There is no difference between the perceived talent and reputation of Courtois, KDB and other boys like Marco van Ginkel or Traore (at the time of transfer). Atsu, Traore and Omeruo have all had international appearances as well.

 

I don't understand how you can name players that will never play for us and were only bought for resale value unless you have a crystal ball and some serious insider knowledge. 

You can name 3 (all 3 were already well known as very hot prospects and already playing full international football).

 

I can name a lot more than 3 that will never ever play for us and were signed only for resale value.

 

So...?

 

By that 'logic' we shouldn't have an academy.

 

This is a good club policy that fits into a larger club philosophy of targetting players before their value has peaked so that we can either develop them for us or sell them.

 

I'm honestly not sure what your point is. Of course there's a good chance they won't play for us....and?

I don't like the old hulk

I don't like the old hulk

I agree Lou Ferrigno was bad.

I agree Lou Ferrigno was bad.

What? Wash your mouth son Lou Ferrigno is the sh*t

I dont even like the old hulk, let alone this new chump.

Edited May 14, 201511 yr by Praz94

I dont even like the old hulk, let alone this new fag. 

 

Although it's idiotic enough insulting someone who you know nothing about, I don't appreciate your usage of the word "fag" which could easily be construed as an offensive slur about gay people.

Although it's idiotic enough insulting someone who you know nothing about, I don't appreciate your usage of the word "fag" which could easily be construed as an offensive slur about gay people.

 

oops ill change it

I dont even like the old hulk, let alone this new fag.

Wow

Wow

 

changed

Seems he's ours now...

Yeah he's our now, for 10million euros. Apparently Barca had first option on him (and another hugely promising player in Gerson), so lets hope this signing is beneficial for us in the future, whether it be a profit or actually playing with us.

 

A Selecao expert actually really thinks he is a prospect, much more of a talent than Nathan, who we've also signed in this transfer window.

Edited June 26, 201511 yr by David Luiz4

Hopefully turns out to be a quality signing! Must have something about him if he warranted such a fee.

Odds on him kicking a ball for Chelsea ?

Odds on him kicking a ball for Chelsea ?

Fairly high, has a lot of first team experience for Fluminense, good chance of a work permit straight off the bat but either way I'd say just one season's loan before he comes into our first team.

Edited June 27, 201511 yr by Joe_Piggfort

Fairly high, has a lot of first team experience for Fluminense, good chance of a work permit straight off the bat but either way I'd say just one season's loan before he comes into our first team.

Is he similar to anyone in the current squad, playing style-wise?

Is he similar to anyone in the current squad, playing style-wise?

Atsu, but much stronger.

Tim vickery wasn't to complimentary about him, called him a poor man's hulk

Edited June 27, 201511 yr by barak81