Chelsea has confirmed the departure of striker Deivid Washington, who has returned to Santos with an initial loan transaction.
19 -year -old Washington joined Chelsea in the summer of 2023 for a quota of about 17 million pounds after impressing the configuration of the Santos youth and making his breakthrough in the previous months, but His career at Stamford Bridge did not move forward.
Washington was common for Chelsea Under-21, but managed only three senior appearances for a total of 25 minutes, none of which came this season.
A loan return was allocated to Santos several weeks ago, with Chelsea Maintain a foreign loan place available in anticipation of confirming the movement. The Brazilian transfer window remains open until the end of this month, which means that there was no hurry to agree.
In his confirmation of the move, Santos confirmed that they have the option to sign Washington permanently when their loan agreement ends on December 31, 2025.
Athletics He adds that there is a rest clause in the loan agreement that Chelsea can trigger this summer. Santos has not paid a loan fee, but will cover all the wages of the striker.
Washington was one of the two young Brazilian front to change Santos for Chelsea in 2023. The Angelo end came for an amount of £ 13 million, but after a successful loan with Strasburg, he was sold to al NASSR for £ 19 million a year later.
