Chelsea are closing on a deal for Sporting CP attacker Dario Essugo. The youngster has shone on-loan in LaLiga this season with Las Palmas. CNN Portugal says Chelsea will buy Essugo for next season. The English giants will pay around €22m for the 20-year-old. Essugo will also receive a contract that extends until the summer of 2032.

Chelsea have reportedly completed a deal to sign Sporting CP midfielder Dario Essugo on the same day that they snapped up his compatriot Geovany Quenda from under Manchester United’s nose.Earlier

Chelsea are in talks to sign Sporting CP midfielder Dario Essugo, according to a report. The Blues pulled off a major coup early on Friday when they managed to steal Geovany Quenda from under the nose of Manchester United.