{"id":625020,"date":"2023-07-09T09:58:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T13:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625020"},"modified":"2023-07-09T10:02:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T14:02:22","slug":"chelsea-refuse-negotiations-for-andrey-santos-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/09\/chelsea-refuse-negotiations-for-andrey-santos-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Refuse Talks to Transfer \u2018Beast\u2019 Who Pochettino Wants to Test Out in Pre-Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea are not holding negotiations with any club over the possibility of offloading young midfielder Andrey Santos, confirms\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1677435330507489282?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The Brazilian teenager has joined their pre-season training after his\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/03\/chelsea-andrey-santos-vasco-da-gama-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">recent loan spell<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0at Vasco da Gama.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Rule Out Andrey Santos Exit Talks<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea are currently NOT negotiating with any club for Andrey Santos \ud83d\udd35\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n<p>Despite lot of interest from many clubs in Europe, there are no concrete talks or advanced negotiations at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino wants to see him in pre season.<\/p>\n<p>Directors believe he\u2019s the future. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JHCfe5qQ8J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JHCfe5qQ8J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1677435330507489282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pochettino Keen on Testing Santos in Pre-Season<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The London giants announced the acquisition of the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11668\/12781806\/andrey-santos-chelsea-complete-signing-of-18-year-old-brazilian-midfielder-from-vasco-da-gama\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">19-year-old midfielder in the January transfer window<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0after which, he was loaned back to his parent club until the end of the 2022\/23 campaign. He has now secured his work permit documents and is training with the senior Chelsea squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/04\/chelsea-close-angelo-gabriel-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Set to Sign Brazilian Forward Angelo Gabriel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano adds that Mauricio Pochettino wants to use him in pre-season friendly games and see his quality before making a final decision on what to do with the youngster for the upcoming campaign. It&#8217;s stated that many European clubs have shown an interest in signing Santos, but the Blues have refused to hold any concrete talks at this stage of the summer window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea&#8217;s directors are also claimed to be big fans of the Brazilian and Romano reiterates that the decision-makers at the club believe that he is their future. With the London side having offloaded N&#8217;Golo Kante, Mason Mount, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mateo Kovacic this summer, space has opened up in midfield for new players and Santos could look to pounce on this opportunity to win a place in Pochettino&#8217;s squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Football<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018s prediction of how Chelsea will line up next season in Mauricio Pochettino\u2018s first season at the club:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rebuild Needed - How Mauricio Pochettino Will SAVE Chelsea\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VaSiVa4NgKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Can Santos Bring to Chelsea?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The teenage Brazilian midfielder has already attracted a lot of praise from prominent ex-footballers, with ex-Brazil international Juninho calling him\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/1291083\/juninho-andrey-santos-chelsea-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a &#8216;beast&#8217;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0last season. Santos scored one goal in 11 appearances for Vasco de Gama but really excelled at international level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/30\/official-departure-ruben-loftus-cheek\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Confirm Ruben Loftus-Cheek Departure<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He scored six goals in the U-20 South American Championship for Brazil&#8217;s U-20 side earlier this year and has already made his debut for the senior national team. The 19-year-old can operate in multiple roles, being quite efficient as a centre-midfielder, defensive midfielder or even as a winger if needed. His best role is that of a free-flowing no.8 where he excels in moving the ball forward, creating chances and getting on the end of opportunities. Santos is a perfect fit for Chelsea&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/06\/chelsea-vision-2030-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">long-term objectives<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, but he&#8217;ll need to produce some positive performances in pre-season to remain in Pochettino&#8217;s plans for the 2023\/24 campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"uWdA25WbQMhIa_0ssed4xw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1258331056\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'uWdA25WbQMhIa_0ssed4xw',sig:'j8PSQP-gicMaOSexKyyQlrBxy0Aute3-L3YUGdiTazo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1258331056',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Featured Image from Pexels (Attribution not required)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are not holding negotiations with any club over the possibility of offloading young midfielder Andrey Santos, confirms\u00a0Fabrizio Romano. The Brazilian teenager has joined their pre-season training after his\u00a0recent loan spell\u00a0at Vasco da Gama. 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