Chelsea plan to use Geovany Quenda in a different position when he joins

This summer, Chelsea will welcome four new signings, and Valentin Barco might be a fifth. Another is Sporting Lisbon winger Geovany Quenda, and the Blues have a plan for the teen.

As things stand, Chelsea will add Quenda, Emanuel Emegha, left-back Denner from Corinthians and talented attacker Dastan Satpaev from Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan. Already, the summer will be busy.

Argentina star Barco is expected to be a fifth addition this summer. Whether any of them are actually added to Liam Rosenior’s senior side remains to be seen. Denner and Satpaev are likely to go on loan.

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Barco, if signed, will almost certainly link up with Rosenior’s squad. Emegha has proven himself at the top level even if injured, but what for teenage winger Quenda, who has been sidelined with a broken foot?

Chelsea’s plan for Geovany Quenda, it involves a position change

Signed this time last year from Sporting Lisbon in a £62m double deal with Dario Essugo, Quenda has remained with the Portuguese side on loan. He will join Chelsea officially in the coming months.

It comes after clocking up 76 senior appearances for Sporting and having a hand in 24 goals. He only turns 19 at the end of this month. GOAL claim he is the ninth-best teenager currently in world football.

Most of his appearances this season for Sporting have come from the right. Quenda has had a hand in 13 goals during 22 games for Sporting, with 15 coming on the right and three in the middle of the attack.

The other four came on the left. Despite Sporting’s use of Quenda as a right winger, TalkSPORT claim Chelsea view Quenda as a left-winger and possibly even a full-back. Competition for Alejandro Garnacho.

From Chelsea’s point of view, it makes sense. The Blues have Pedro Neto and Estevao on the right flank, and Garnacho on the left, with Jamie Gittens injured. Quenda will fill the left-sided void left by Gittens.

Geovany Quenda’s arrival is bad news for Jamie Gittens

When Chelsea paid north of £50m for Gittens, many hoped he would have a similar impact to the likes of Jude Bellingham and Jadon Sancho, having sparkled as an Englishman playing for Borussia Dortmund.

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Gittens, though, has flopped at Chelsea. He is hardly to blame either, with injury preventing him from garnering any momentum or rhythm. Just this month, Rosenior confirmed he has another muscle injury.

The chances are that Gittens won’t start again this season, given it will be a few weeks before he is even available for selection. With Quenda arriving, the chances are Gittens may be allowed to leave on loan.

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