The transfer was agreed in March, alongside the signing of winger Geovany Quenda, who will move to Stamford Bridge at the end of the 2025-26 campaign. He will join Chelsea for the Club World Cup and is expected to back up Moises Caicedo.

Chelsea have announced the signing of midfielder Dario Essugo from Sporting CP. The Athletic reported in March that the two sides had agreed a fee of £18.5million ($23.9m) for the 20-year-old, with no add-ons or sell-on clauses included as part of the deal.

Dario Essugo, who came through Sporting's academy and made club history as the youngest-ever player to feature for the club in March 2021, is likely to make could Blues debut at the FIFA Club World Cu