Brazilian journalist Fernando Campos has described Andrey Santos as a ‘monster’ after his second debut for Vasco da Gama.
The teenager was making his first appearance since eventually being loaned out by Chelsea, with him ending up at his old side.
He faced a strong Flamengo side last night, although his recently promoted outfit picked up a 1-0 win away from home.
Chelsea staff will no doubt have had one eye on the game, after it has been reported how highly they rate their January addition.
It has been claimed some at the club value the addition higher than even the club-record signing of Enzo Fernandez.
They will be delighted to read Campos’ review of his debut then, with the journalist extremely impressed by his display.
He said: “Andrey Santos is way above average. The kid is off the charts. What a little monster!
“His first game on a different team than last year, it arrived this week, he didn’t train with the team, without the ideal rhythm and he gave himself up atrociously. It was very good in the second doing what the game asked. Firmly marking, disarming, dueling and trying to manage. Is different.
“Today was not his best game, building up because of Vasco’s game proposal, but he was a lion in the second half. There is the game without the ball and today he was very good at it. See what he did in the duels with Gerson.”
The plan currently seems to be for the midfielder to return to the club for pre-season ahead of next season.
Santos’ meteoric rise took another step up last week when he was called up to the senior Brazil side, off the back of a dominant U20 South American championship.
The teenager finished as top scorer from midfield and captained his country to glory in that competition.
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