Brazil’s greatest talent since Neymar
Chelsea has signed ‘Mesinho’ Esteban Willian, one of Brazil’s all-time great talents.
According to the British public broadcaster BBC, Esteban was the youngest Brazilian soccer player to sign a contract with Nike, beating 13-year-old Neymar and 11-year-old Rodrygo.
The current team leader said, “The best talent to have emerged in Brazilian soccer since Neymar.”
Teenage striker Esteban signed from Brazil’s Palmeias
Chelsea made a big bet on an all-time talent.
The signing of Esteban Willian (17), who is nicknamed ‘Messinho (Little Messi)’ for his incredible dribbling at a young age, was confirmed.
Chelsea announced on the club’s official website on June 23, 2024, “We have agreed to sign teenage striker Esteban from Palmias, Brazil. He is scheduled to join Chelsea next summer. Esteban, a 17-year-old Brazilian striker, has a reputation as one of South America’s top talents. He announced, “He proved his threatening offensive ability on the first division stage.”
After joining Chelsea, the British media focused on Esteban.
British public broadcaster BBC said, “Chelsea succeeded in recruiting Esteban after overcoming competition from top European teams such as Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, and Manchester City. Esteban will join Chelsea after the FIFA Club World Cup in July 2025. “I’m joining,” he announced.
The media said, “Brazilian prospects such as Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo entered the European stage at the same age with large transfer fees. Both players proved their worth at big clubs. However, neither of them was as hyped as Esteban. “I didn’t,” he explained.
Forget Menisinyu (Little Messi)
However, the current head of the youth team at Esteban’s team Palmeias, like Vinicius and Rodrygo, was confident in Willian’s growth.
He said: “He is the best talent to emerge in Brazilian football since Neymar. If you see Esteban in action, you cannot help but fall in love with him. His skills are impressive, but he has not developed as physically as Neymar at the same age and is less strong than Endrick. Still developing. “He is a player with a lot of potential,” he said, adding that he expected Chelsea to win new gold.
Esteban is nicknamed ‘Messinho (Little Messi)’ because he breaks down defenses with his short and concise dribbling.
However, ‘BBC’ said, “You should forget about Messiho. His name is Esteban. He became the youngest Brazilian soccer player to sign a contract with Nike, beating 13-year-old Neymar and 11-year-old Rodrygo. U in 2023 “At the 2017 World Cup, Spanish newspapers focused on him as Brazil’s new genius.”
‘BBC’ reported, “He is a right winger, but he can play the role of number 10. Esteban plans to play for Chelsea with the goal of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup.”
Esteban explained the reason for his move to Chelsea, saying, “We decided that if we went to Chelsea, we would be able to secure more playing time than other teams.”
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