How much Chelsea genuinely believe Estevao Willian will ‘soon’ be worth

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Chelsea anticipate that Estevao Willian’s valuation is only going to skyrocket because of the youngster’s incredible ability and potential.

There has been a lot of excitement around Estevao Willian, 18, for several years. The Brazilian attacker hasn’t disappointed since officially arriving at Chelsea this summer, too.

Estevao has caught the eye in his first three Blues appearances, slotting into the team effortlessly on the right wing with his skill and creativity. It was a blow that Estevao was absent for the 2-2 Brentford draw because of illness, but he’s back with the squad ahead of Wednesday night’s trip to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Estevao features in Chelsea’s predicted XI to face Bayern in midweek at the Allianz Arena.

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Chelsea expect Estevao Willian will soon be worth £200m

Journalist Simon Phillips reports via Substack that Chelsea believe Estevao will ‘soon’ become a £200m player.

It is understood that the Blues have so much faith in the teenager and expect to see his value go up and up.

Chelsea paid just £29m to sign Estevao from Palmeiras (BBC). If he fulfils the potential that most people expect, he could go down in history as one of their greatest purchases.

Back in July, Estevao was valued at £77m as his stock continues to rise. The fact he’s now a first-team regular at Stamford Bridge should make him even more valuable.

Chelsea’s best front four

Estevao, who Gary Lineker called “special”, belongs in Chelsea’s strongest XI right now. As we’ve seen so far in his Blues career, he’s a major threat cutting infield from the right wing, so we can’t wait to see more from him.

Elsewhere, Pedro Neto has the versatility to play on the left wing, even if he’s arguably better on the right.

At the moment, Joao Pedro leads the line as the centre-forward in the best attack. That leaves Cole Palmer just behind him in the No.10 position to complete a devastating quartet.

It would be great to see the four of them all start Wednesday’s European showdown against Bayern, which presents a great opportunity to shine on the biggest stage.