Brazilian sensation and fellow 2007-born talent, Estêvão Willian, will join Chelsea from Palmeiras this summer. With Quenda arriving at Stamford Bridge a year later, the Blues have purchased two of the most highly regarded teenage prospects in world soccer, hoping to have found their winger partnership of the future.

Quenda will stay with Sporting next season before joining Chelsea in the summer of 2026, when he will sign a seven-year contract with an option to extend by a further 12 months. The 17-year-old had previously been attracting interest from Manchester United,