FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Sporting CP v Manchester City - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - November 5, 2024 Sporting CP's Geovany Quenda reacts Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
(Reuters) - Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Sporting Lisbon's Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo in a joint deal worth up to 74.4 million euros ($81.15 million), the Portuguese side confirmed on Wednesday.
The Premier League club have agreed to pay up to 52 million euros, including variable components, for the 17-year-old Quenda, who had attracted interest from Manchester United after being coached by Ruben Amorim at Sporting.
The Guinea-Bissau winger, who will turn 18 in April, will join Chelsea in 2026.
The 20-year-old Essugo, currently on loan with LaLiga club Las Palmas, will join the London-side in the summer for a fixed amount of 22.2 million euros.
The Portuguese became Sporting's youngest player, making his professional debut in 2021 at the age of 16.
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(Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
