Chelsea winger Estevao Willian is the man of the moment at Stamford Bridge.
Estevao has quickly become a fan favourite, scoring the winning goal in Chelsea‘s 2-1 win against Liverpool last Saturday.
In the past, Chelsea were interested in Endrick, Estevao’s former teammate at Palmeiras, but the 19-year-old ended up at Real Madrid instead.
With the upward trajectory that Estevao is on, it would not be a surprise if Real Madrid tried to reunite the Chelsea wonderkid with his compatriot in the future.
Kieran Maguire isn’t ruling out future Estevao Willian sale
Whether it is to Real Madrid or another top European club, football finance expert Kieran Maguire can imagine Estevao leaving Stamford Bridge one day because of the Blues’ transfer model and financial position.
Asked if he expects Estevao to depart Chelsea in the future because of the club’s model, Maguire said on Beyond The Back Four: “Yes, I know Chelsea fans don’t necessarily want to hear this and they will reply that they are the world champions, but they are a trading club and because they have a capacity of Stamford Bridge which is between you know 20 to 35,000 lower than their peer group, because they have no front of shirt sponsor for what three years out of four, this does put them at a financial disadvantage.
“And where Chelsea outperform all the other clubs, not just in the Premier League but also in Europe, is their ability to generate profit from player sales. They do deserve a lot of credit on that. So bringing in the players young with a view to saying, whilst there might only be perhaps three clubs on the rest of the planet that they’re willing to let this player go to or this player might aspire to go to, they still take that into consideration.”
For now, it is not something that Chelsea supporters have to worry about. The Brazil international only just joined the club on an eight-year contract and seems to be enjoying life in England.
Estevao spoke after Chelsea’s victory over Liverpool, sharing the instructions Enzo Maresca gave him before he entered the pitch and his happiness at the club.
Chelsea could make easy profit on Estevao Willian
If Chelsea do decide to sell Estevao later down the line, they should not find it difficult to make a healthy profit from a sale.
The Club World Cup winners paid an initial £29m fee for the wide man’s signature. With the path that he is on, they may be able to make double that.
Again, though, a departure is not something that Chelsea supporters will want to see, and it is unlikely that the club or player are already thinking about an exit.
After his performance against Liverpool, Chelsea fans will now be looking forward to watching Estevao take on Nottingham Forest after the international break.
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