Brazilian teen Estêvão gave his new club an early glimpse of his talent, with a goal just 18 minutes into his first appearance in a Chelsea jersey in Friday's 2-0 preseason win over Bayer Leverkusen at Stamford Bridge.

The 18-year-old was in the right place to calmly slot the ball into the net with his left foot after a shot from Cole Palmer had come back off the crossbar to make a dream start to his Chelsea career a year after first signing for the Premier League club.

Chelsea signed the highly rated midfielder from Palmeiras in July 2024 in a deal that ESPN reported was worth an initial €34 million ($40m) with performance-related add-ons potentially taking the total to a figure in the region of €67m ($78m). He remained at Palmeiras last season before arriving in west London

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