Antonio Conte has said he hopes someone else will be joining the team.
Chelsea are currently away on their pre-season tour of Asia, yesterday they defeated Arsenal 3-0 and will go onto play Bayern Munich, Jul 25, National Stadium, Singapore.
Pedro has been sent home due to injury, leaving Willian to take the spot.
According to Gianluca Di Marzio, The Sky Italia journalist is claiming that Chelsea have struck a deal with Fluminense for star Richarlison and he’s apparently set to head for his medical.
Richarlison de Andrade, simply known as Richarlison, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Fluminense
The youngster is said to be rated as one of Brazil’s brightest stars right now. He scored 11 goals from 29 games for Fluminese in 2017. The 20-year-old is expected to challenge Alvaro Morata and Michy Batshuayi for a spot in the starting XI.
The news came out only minutes after Conte confirmed that Chelsea were close to signing one more player this summer. “In Singapore, Rudiger and Morata will arrive, maybe someone else, I hope,” he told the Daily Mail.
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