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Estevao Willian eclipses Neymar! Soon-to-be Chelsea wonderkid breaks Serie A record as 17-year-old Messinho stars for Palmeiras in Brazil

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<p>The Premier League giants from Stamford Bridge have an agreement in place that will see teenage sensation Estevao move to west London in July 2025 – shortly after his 18th birthday. The <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-gbp56m-estevao-willian-deal-palmeiras/blt57be01458e565c74" target="_blank">transfer could be worth as much as £56 million ($73m)</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>There is <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-estevao-messinho-willian-nickname-cristiano-ronaldo/bltc6a4092d1f0dac2f" target="_blank">plenty of excitement around Messinho</a>, with two senior caps being earned with his country at the age of 17. He is following in the footsteps of former Palmeiras team-mate <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/endrick-big-call-real-madrid-future-january-transfer-window-loan-move-teenage-wonderkid/bltb78d09f06870a314" target="_blank">Endrick – who is already in Europe with La Liga giants Real Madrid</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>His <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/estevao-willian-wonderkid-messinho-chased-europes-elite-dreaming-barcelona/blt84a1a721a6499d05" target="_blank">stock continues to rise in South America</a>, with the efforts of legendary countryman Neymar being bettered in Brazil’s Serie A. Estevao has reached 17 goal contributions in the 2024 campaign – with that return making him the most productive U17 player in a single season in the 21st century. Neymar previously posted a combination of 16 goals and assists <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/neymar-homecoming-brazilian-superstar-tells-santos-players-will-return-boyhood-club-al-hilal/blt777d22b19f1a7b39" target="_blank">while on the books at Santos</a> in 2009.</p>

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<p>Neymar has gone on to become a La Liga, Champions League and Ligue 1 title winner with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain – making history along the way as the most expensive player in world football – and is also Brazil’s all-time leading goal-scorer. Chelsea will be hoping to see Estevao tread a similar path, although he will <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-transfer-estevao-willian-decisionn-palmeiras-56m/blt979247b618bf9e4b" target="_blank">face fierce competition for wide attacking berths in the Blues’ squad</a>.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Estevao Willian eclipses Neymar! Soon-to-be Chelsea wonderkid breaks Serie A record as 17-year-old Messinho stars for Palmeiras in Brazil | Goal.com

Chelsea-bound Estevao Willian is proving to be a true wonderkid, with ‘Messinho’ breaking a record in Brazil that was previously held by Neymar.