- The 18-year-old South American is highly rated by a number of top teams
- He would be the fourth ‘Brazilian wonderkid’ Chelsea have signed this season
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Chelsea look set to sign their fourth ‘Brazilian wonderkid’ this season as they lead the race to sign Gabriel Moscardo.
The Corinthians midfielder – who is valued by the club at £26million – has attracted the attention of a host of top clubs, including Liverpool and Arsenal.
But according to the newspaper, it appears that Chelsea are most likely to sign the 18-year-old South American Standard.
The Blues had an £18million bid for him rejected in the summer, but they will reportedly try to re-sign him in January.
Corinthians would wait until after their presidential elections on November 25 to sell the player.
Chelsea will compete with Arsenal and Liverpool to sign midfielder Gabriel Moscardo
The Blues bought Brazilian teenager Andrey Santos (pictured) for £16 million in January
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If the Blues sign Moscardo, it will be yet another addition of a talented youngster to the club.
In January, highly rated Andrey Santos was signed by Chelsea from Vasco da Gama for £16 million.
However, after being loaned out to Nottingham Forest, he struggled for game time, leading the Blues to consider recalling him in January.
Chelsea then signed 15-year-old Brazilian teenager Angelo Gabriel from Santos in July.
Just a month later they signed another Brazilian teenager from Santos in Deivid Washington for £17.2 million, who plays as a forward.
As previously stated by manager Mauricio Pochettino, this is yet another example of Chelsea building for the future.
Deivid Washington was another Brazilian teenage summer signing for Chelsea for £17.2 million
Chairman Todd Boehly clearly plans to build the future at the London club