Chelsea have officially welcomed Dario Essugo to the club.
The Blues agreed a double deal with Sporting CP back in March to sign the highly-rated midfielder as well as his teammate Geovany Quenda.
In fact, it was Sporting, who announced in a statement to the markets that the transfer of both players was worth a total of just under €74.5million (£62.4m).
Chelsea will be paying €50.77m (£42.8m) up front for Quenda, with a further €1.36m (£1.1m) potentially due in performance-related add-ons.
However, he is staying at the Estadio Jose Alvalade until the end of the 2025/26 season.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are paying a lump sum of €22.27m (£18.8m) with no add-ons for Essugo and have tied the 20-year-old down to a long-term contract, with the club confirming he has signed until 2033.
Described as “predominately a holding midfielder, but can operate as a more conventional No.8, too”, it remains to be seen if Essugo is part of Enzo Maresca’s plans for this summer’s Club World Cup tournament.
Essugo is not expected to be the only new arrival at Stamford Bridge this summer as the club are also close to announcing the signing of Liam Delap after triggering his £30m release clause following Ipswich’s relegation from the Premier League.
