Chelsea has completed a deal to sign Senegal U17 midfielder Pape Daouda Diong from a football academy in Senegal according to Fabrizio Romano. Born in 2006, Pape will turn 18 in the summer, and he will become part of the Chelsea project.
The lanky midfielder was spotted in the owner’s box at Stamford Bridge a couple weeks ago, alongside fellow future signing Kendry Páez and co-owner Behdad Eghbali.
The teenager impressed at the Under-17 World Cup with some impressive performances for Senegal, especially in the win over Argentina.
The towering defensive midfielder appears to have the physical attributes to succeed in Europe, and now it is all about the coaching he receives.
Diong will arrive next summer when he turns 18. The fee-related details remain under wraps for now. But Chelsea might have paid up a decent amount, considering how they are adamant about investing in future talents.
