{"id":622211,"date":"2023-02-19T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622211"},"modified":"2023-02-19T10:28:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T15:28:00","slug":"chelsea-andrey-santos-palmeiras-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/19\/chelsea-andrey-santos-palmeiras-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano: 18-Year-Old Chelsea \u2018Beast\u2019 Set to Travel in Order to Complete Loan Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are set to send Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos out on loan to Palmeiras until the end of the year, claims Fabrizio Romano. The Blues have opted to let him go back to his home country to get some regular playing time after only signing him in January.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Ready to Sanction Andrey Santos Loan Move to Palmeiras<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andrey Santos will travel to Brazil on Sunday in order to complete his loan move to Palmeiras valid until December, end of Brazilian season &#8211; medical at the beginning of next week if all goes to plan \ud83d\udd35\u2708\ufe0f\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have a clause to re-call Andrey in June. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VryWqtmjVr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VryWqtmjVr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1626886490965016578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Andrey Santos Travelling to Brazil to Complete Palmeiras Loan<\/h3>\n<p>The 18-year-old midfielder was signed by Chelsea from Brazilian side Vasco da Gama in January, as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/31\/fabrizio-romano-enzo-fernandez\/\" target=\"_self\">part of their insane transfer splurge<\/a> for the transfer window. However, he is currently viewed as a part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/06\/chelsea-vision-2030-project\/\" target=\"_self\">London side&#8217;s future project<\/a> and is likely to be used more regularly after a few years.<\/p>\n<p>Romano adds that the teenager is going to travel to Brazil on Sunday, 19 February to complete his loan move, which will be run until December. The reason behind the loan being extended until December, rather than the summer, is that the Brazilian Serie A (top division) season ends at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/16\/chelsea-consider-jude-bellingham-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Ready to Move Heaven and Earth for Jude Bellingham Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the Blues will have a clause in the deal which gives them the right to re-call Andrey Santos in June if they want to. He will undergo his medicals ahead of the move at the beginning of next week and can complete the deal in the next few days.<\/p>\n<h3>Santos Heroics for Brazil<\/h3>\n<p>Over the last month, the Brazilian midfielder has been playing for the Brazil U-20 team in the 2023 U20 South American Championship. He made eight appearances for the side, helping them win the tournament for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/fifaplus\/en\/articles\/u20-fwc-2023-south-american-championship-review-world-cup-football-soccer\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">record 12th time<\/a> in their history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/09\/chelsea-ben-chilwell-manchester-city-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Eyeing Potential Move for Ben Chilwell in Summer Window<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Santos finished as the joint-top scorer with six goals from the eight games as well as registering an assist. The 18-year-old definitely proved why Chelsea took a gamble on him with his performances in the U-20 South American Championship. 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The Blues have opted to let him go back to his home country to get some regular playing time after only signing him in January. 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