Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos is reportedly heading to Strasbourg on mortgage, however a report in France has additionally solid some doubt over whether or not it’s actually a good suggestion for the Brazilian teenager.
The 19-year-old struggled to get any taking part in time throughout his mortgage spell at Nottingham Forest within the first half of this season, resulting in the Blues deciding to recall him this through the January switch window.
Whereas L’Equipe at the moment are among the many sources stating that Santos is heading to Strasbourg, one other membership affiliated with Chelsea house owners BlueCo, additionally they level out some potential issues with the deal.
Chelsea will little doubt hope Santos can get the taking part in time he wants throughout his time with the Ligue 1 facet, however supervisor Patrick Vieira is already fairly nicely stocked in midfield.
On prime of that, Santos is presently away with Brazil’s pre-Olympic crew, so received’t be in France that quickly.
This already seems prefer it has the makings of a poorly-thought-out transfer that might backfire, as Santos may have a giant process on his palms as soon as he does hyperlink up with Strasbourg and makes an attempt to interrupt into their first-team.