There was a lot of satisfaction among Chelsea staff on Friday after news broke of their agreement with Sporting CP to sign Geovany Quenda. Not only have the club secured a talented player who they deem to be among the top three under-23 wingers in the world — summer arrival Estevao Willian from Palmerias is another (initial €34million/£29m/$37m fee agreed in advance last June) and Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal is the third — but they feel delighted all the preparation was done without any leaks about their interest coming to light.

Geovany Quenda has broken his silence on social media after Chelsea reached an agreement with Sporting CP to sign the 17-year-old Portugal wonderkid. News emerged on Friday that the west London club had agreed a fee in the region of £40million to snap-up the youngster.