The athlete to follow | Chelsea are already smiling with ‘Messinho’, the dribbler who destroyed Neymar

He Brazilian football continues with its particular curse with the Ballon d’Or. In the almost 30 years in which they have been eligible to win the award for best player of the season, only four footballers have been able to win it: Ronaldo Nazario, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho y Kaka. This year, everything pointed to Vinícius would be the clear winner after the enormous last season he signed. But it was not like that and Brazil received a new blow.

If we talk about pure talent, the South American country can boast of being one of those who contribute the most quality players to world football. The Brazilian footballer is known for his excess, his speed and, above all, for his ability to dazzle in unique technical actions. There is no player as innovative and with such capacity to invent differential filigrees on the pitch as one who was born in Brazil. And yet, they fail to be recognized as the best.

Despite this, The Brazilian quarry is inexhaustible and, increasingly, the big teams are reinforced with their players. And it’s not just Vini: Rodrygo, Endrick, Raphinha, Gabriel Martinelli, Savinho, Galeno, Paixao…There are hundreds of examples of great Brazilian players who are part of the squads of the best teams in Europe and that is because Talent continues to emerge and spring from Brazil. And, the last big star already knows that next year he will play in Europe.

Remember his name, because he is destined to be a renowned forward in a very few years: Estevao Willian. He is only 17 years old, but his numbers are scary, since he has been capable of breaking a historical record for precocity that until now I had a Neymar. And, without having reached the age of majority, he has broken the scoring record that the Al-Hilal footballer achieved at Santos before signing for Barcelona. Therefore, Chelsea has not missed the opportunity to sign him.

At 17 years old, Estevao can boast of having scored 17 goals and given 11 assists with Palmeiras, precisely filling the gap left by Endrick after signing for Real Madrid. Neymar, at his age, had scored 10 goals and given 6 assists, records that were assumed to be impossible to surpass due to the difficulty they entail. Just over a decade later, the new footballer blue has destroyed them.

Left winger very skilled, fast, with electric dribbling and a lot of overflowcan also boast of having a great shot and a great nose for understanding where the plays are going to end. He is one of those players who it becomes a real headache for defenses, who cannot stop him due to his skill, quality and ability to make long and repeated efforts in a game. Chelsea already rubs his hands with Messinhoas they call it in Brazil.

“The 17-year-old has earned a solid reputation in South America as one of the most outstanding talents in the world due to his skillful dribbling and electric pace. “He has already been able to cause a lot of problems for defenses in his first and very successful season in professional football,” Chelsea explains in a statement. The English team He has paid 35 million for itin addition to numerous variables that they raise the signing almost to 70 kilos.

The English, who are going through a difficult time in terms of results, have decided to follow in the footsteps of Real Madrid and sign young Brazilian talent for your club. Estevao has everything to become one of the next big stars in world football and, despite the fact that he is only 17 years old, experts agree in pointing him out as the great extreme of the coming years. Messinho He has already shown what he is capable of. Next summer will be his first major revalidation.