Todd Boehly may have brought his own Lionel Messi to Chelsea with the signing of Angelo Gabriel receiving plaudits from ex-Arsenal striker Julio Baptista
Chelsea have been told just how ‘incredible’ new signing Angelo Gabriel is (Image: (Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images))
Chelsea have already completed eight summer transfers and six of those can certainly be categorised as signings for the future. Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson are the two senior arrivals with Mauricio Pochettino expected to include both in his first-team plans.
Angelo Gabriel, Diego Moreira, Alex Matos and Ishe Samuels-Smith are the remaining additions who will play for the club this season, while Dujuan Richards and Kendry Paez will officially join in 2024 and 2025, respectively. This group joins the likes of Andrey Santos, David Datro Fofana, Gabriel Slonina and Cesare Casadei who are already at the club as the next generation of stars at Stamford Bridge.
However, some of those could be set for an immediate impact on the senior team. Moreira, Santos and Casadei all started the Wrexham friendly alongside Carney Chukwuemeka with the quartet making a statement to Pochettino they can be in his first-team plans for the upcoming season.
Gabriel, who is the latest arrival, also made an impression with a delightful threaded pass into Ben Chilwell setting up the fifth goal. Just last week, Chelsea completed the signing of the 18-year-old from Santos in a deal worth £13million and he has already been thrust into the senior plans and it’s now clear to see why.
The Brazilian wonderkid possesses a clear s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 set with his sharp and incisive dribbling and wand of a left foot drawing comparisons to Lionel Messi. Todd Boehly has unsuccessfully attempted to lure Messi to Chelsea before, but he could have finally found an alternative answer who is also half the Argentine’s age.
Comments from ex-Arsenal forward Julio Baptista also indicate that Chelsea have a real gem on their hands. Speaking to Gambling Zone, he said: “Angelo Gabriel is an incredible player, for someone so young. He has a great left foot, but he can play across the front three and also behind the 9.
“He’s a strong runner, he has incredible s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁s, especially dribbling, and I think it will work well at Chelsea because he’s so talented. When players move from Brazil to Europe, they need time to complete their game but he’s an incredible talent.”
Soucre: football.london
