Lucas Piazon seals Chelsea deal

25 March 2011 17:37
Lucas Piazon has signed a pre-contract agreement to join Chelsea in January 2012.[LNB]The fee for the youngster, who Chelsea have watched for the past two years, could rise to ?8million. [LNB]The 17-year-old Sao Paulo starlet is rated as one of the hottest prospects in Brazil and is representing his country at the Under 17 South American Championships. [LNB] Great expectations: Chelsea have high hopes for teenager Piazon[LNB]Piazon has drawn comparison to Kaka because the Real Madrid star also came through at Sao Paulo before heading to Europe, but the teenager is more of an out-an-out striker than his midfield senior. [LNB]The fee from Chelsea will help the Brazilian club pay for Luis Fabiano, the 30-year-old Tottenham target who snubbed a move to England to return home from Sevilla. [LNB]Piazon has scored twice in three games in Ecuador, a winning goal against Venezuela and a strike in a defeat against Paraguay that broke through the net.[LNB] He was the top scorer in the 2009 Under 15 South American Championship, hitting 10 goals - twice as many as his nearest rival - when Brazil finished runners-up behind Paraguay. [LNB] Chelsea close in on 'new Kaka': Sao Paulo starlet Piazon to move for ?8mDon't join Chelsea: Eriksen's dad fires stark warning to world's top teenagersJuventus blast unethical Chelsea over Brazilian wonderkid Lucas PiazonAll the latest Chelsea news, features and opinion[LNB]  

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