Last updated on March 16, 2025
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Dario Essugo will be part of Chelsea first team next season.
Image credit: Fabrizio Romano
Chelsea have finalized an £18.5m agreement to sign promising Sporting CP midfielder Dario Essugo, currently on loan at Las Palmas.
Dário Essugo and his ball-striking from midfield… https://t.co/KVhTJ7CJFL
— ~ (@CFCdruw) March 15, 2025
The 20-year-old is set to sign a seven-year contract, with an option for an additional year, pending a medical and personal terms agreement.
Essugo, a Portugal Under-21 international, is expected to join the squad in June, providing depth in the defensive midfield role alongside Moises Caicedo.
His impressive development this season has caught the attention of Chelsea scouts, with club insiders confident in his potential.
🚨 BREAKING: Dario Essugo to Chelsea, here we go! Agreement done with Sporting and medical completed.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 15, 2025
€22m transfer fee for 20 year old midfielder to join #CFC THIS summer and be part of the first team.
Essugo will sign a 7 year deal. 🇵🇹🤝🏻
Quenda joins in 2026 for €48m fee. pic.twitter.com/pLBwo3R29D
The club hopes to have him available for the newly expanded Club World Cup in the United States this summer.
Essugo has accumulated 25 appearances for Sporting and featured 17 times for Las Palmas in La Liga this season.
His signing follows Chelsea’s recent £40m acquisition of 17-year-old winger Geovany Quenda from Sporting, as the Blues continue their strategy of investing in young talent for the future.
