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Santos have named their price for Brazilian forward Kaio Jorge, reports claim. Chelsea are reportedly interested in the the talented centre-forward despite having already agreed a deal with RB Leipzig for striker Timo Werner.
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The 18-year-old is considered one of the brightest prospects in South American football and has also received interest from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
The teenager, who has been likened to Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo for his quick feet and excellent technique, has scored seven goals in 11 appearances for Brazil's Under-17 squad.
He also managed to register one goal in two substitute appearances for Santos in this season's Copa Libertadores before the coronavirus-enforced suspension of the competition.
But his time with Santos could be short-lived with the club's president Jose Carlos Peres looking to sell to mitigate the financial impact of COVID-19.
Jorge has a £69million release clause in his contract but Brazilian publication Globoesporte claim he could be sold for less than half of that.
Peres and co. will reportedly do business for £26.6m and receiving that, in addition to funds generated by fellow Chelsea target Lucas Verissimo, will solve the club's financial problems.
Another boost for Frank Lampard's side is that Jorge shares the same representative as former Chelsea pair Oscar and David Luiz.
The Blues have done plenty of business with agent Giuliano Bertolucci over the years and could utilise their relationship to bring Jorge to west London.
Quizzed about speculation linking him with a move away from Santos, Jorge recently said: "I leave these things to my agent. I don’t get involved, he manages them.
Transfer News: Chelsea could sign Santos star Kaio Jorge for £26.6million (Image: GETTY)
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“Right now I’m very happy at Santos and I want to keep doing well, growing and improving my football. Every day I learn something new and get stronger.”
Lampard has already discussed his plans for the summer and admitted he his was looking for a 'few new additions' ahead of the 2020/2021 campaign.
"I’m certainly excited about the squad we’ve got, with the young players and if we can get a few additions for areas I feel we need," he told Chelsea’s official magazine.
"We didn’t bring in anyone in January, it didn’t work out to be right for us at the time, and last summer we couldn’t bring anyone in, so those windows are gone and we haven’t changed.
"So I am excited about the squad we’ve got, if we can freshen up in the right areas we all know that."