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Chelsea-bound Palmeiras wonderkid Estevao Willian hailed as the best Brazilian player since Neymar by World Cup winner

In his glowing praise of Estevao, Branco effectively placed the 17-year-old on a pedestal above Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Endrick, perhaps Brazilian football's three biggest exports of the last 10 years.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Estevao, who has followed closely in the footsteps of Endrick at Palmeiras - around a year his senior, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-gbp56m-estevao-willian-deal-palmeiras/blt57be01458e565c74" target="_blank">will officially join Chelsea</a> in the summer transfer window of 2025 once he has turned 18. Given that the total deal could be worth £56 million ($71m), expectations about what the winger can do are high.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

"Estevao, for me, since Neymar, he is the greatest player I've seen born in Brazil," ex-Selecao left-back Branco told Canal WAMO. "This is my opinion. This is Brazil, they're all spectacular but this boy, his ceiling is a bit higher."

WHAT BRANCO SAID

Estevao will spent the rest of 2024 and the first half of 2025 in Brazil with Palmeiras. With team-mate Endrick now having left to join Real Madrid, the spotlight on him will likely grow. With the club making a strong start to the Brasileirao season, there is every chance during that time they could retain the national title they won in 2023.

WHAT NEXT FOR ESTEVAO WILLIAN?

Chelsea-bound Palmeiras wonderkid Estevao Willian hailed as the best Brazilian player since Neymar by World Cup winner | Goal.com

World Cup winner Branco has claimed Estevao Willian, who will join Chelsea in 2025, is the best player Brazil has produced since Neymar.