Who is Estevao Willian, the Messi xerox considered to be the best footballer in Brazil since Neymar?
Hindustan TimesEver heard of Estevao Willian? The 17-year-old Brazilian has joined Premier League side Chelsea from Palmeiras for a reported initial fee of $37 million plus performance related add-ons. Estevao Willian of Brazil's Palmeiras controls the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group F soccer match against Argentina's San Lorenzo It was not a cakewalk for the Blues though. Endrick, who is part of Brazil's Copa America squad and going to join Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid ahead of the upcoming season, and Luis Guilherme, who will join West Ham United, are the other two teen Brazilians with the Palmeiras connection that fans have high expectations of. Last month, Abel Ferreira, Palmeiras coach, following his team’s win fuelled by a Willian goal in the Brazilian Cup, said: "This player is different from everything I've ever seen.” Last year during the Under-17 World Cup Spanish newspaper AS talking about Willian wrote: “Brazil have a new genius.” These are no ordinary accolades.
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