Chelsea make another successful lottery signing, Arsenal Paris compete for 21-year-old Andre Santos

Chelsea's recruitment strategy in recent years is to sign a large number of young players, and sign a big contract of 7-8 years, self-training or loan training, Ligue 1 Strasbourg is Chelsea's satellite team, and Andre Santos is another successful case of Chelsea's "scratching the lottery" recruitment. Fans ridiculed that Chelsea scratched the word "congratulations" to Andre Santos, depending on how big the prize is.

According to the latest report from French outlet LE10sport, two big five league giants, Arsenal and Paris, are interested in signing Andre Santos. Arsenal are keen to bolster their squad this summer window and are working hard to sign 21-year-old Brazilian midfielder Andre Santos on loan from Chelsea, but face competition from Ligue 1 giants Paris. Chelsea also need to assess Andre Santos' future, with Lavia having too many injuries and whether to use Andre Santos as a replacement.

Andre Santos joined Chelsea from Vasco da Gama in January 2023 for a fee of €12.5 million, then returned to Vasco da Gama on loan, and also spent time at Nottingham Forest on loan.

The 21-year-old Andre Santos, a 1.80-metre-tall, right-footed player who can play as a midfielder and midfielder, has a contract with Chelsea until 2030, and the German transfer has risen to 25 million euros. Andre Santos has made 33 appearances for Strasbourg in all competitions so far this season, starting all of them, contributing 10 goals and four assists, and is a young midfielder who has scored goals efficiently.