Report: Chelsea make contact with club’s top scorer and tell him they want to sign him this summer

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Reports from Brazil have claimed that Chelsea have made contact with Palmeiras attacking midfielder Raphael Veiga.

According to Goal, the Blues are one of a number of Premier League clubs who have been in touch regarding a potential deal.

The Blues look set to not hold back again when the transfer window opens again at the end of the season, despite the consecutive prosperous windows.

January in particular was a busy month for owner Todd Boehly, which saw him eventually smash the club’s transfer record.

He did this to finally get the deal to bring in Enzo Fernandez from Benfica, after fierce negotiations with the Portuguese side made it look as if they were set to miss out on the deal all together.

One January signing who has brought plenty of excitement despite not yet featuring for them is Andrey Santos.

Chelsea make contact with Veiga

The youngster has been signed with a lot of hype surrounding him, that so far seems to have been backed up by his performances at the recent U20 South American championships.

Now, they are reportedly looking back at Brazil for their next potential signing. Goal have claimed that they have already made contact over potentially signing Veiga.

The 27-year-old has five goals and six assists in 2023, making it easy to see why a side the calibre of Chelsea would be interested in a deal.

It is worth remembering though that they are set to bring in Christopher Nkunku at the end of the season, with them reaching a deal to sign him already this summer.

As well as that, they will need to make a decision over the future of Joao Felix. The Portugal international has been impressing at Stamford Bridge, but of course he is only currently at the club on loan.