Chelsea ‘are considering RECALLING Andrey Santos from loan at Nottingham Forest in January’ – just months after arriving at the City Ground… with his only start coming in Carabao Cup loss to Burnley

• The 19-year-old midfielder joined Chelsea in Jan for £18m before being loaned
• Chelsea beat the likes of Manchester City and Newcastle to sign the ‘wonderkid’

Chelsea are considering recalling Andrey Santos from his loan at Nottingham Forest in January just over a month after he arrived at the club. 

The 19-year-old midfielder is still waiting to make his Premier League debut having appeared just once in a Carabao Cup defeat against Burnley on August 30.

He was not even a part of Steve Cooper’s matchday squad against Manchester City on September 23.

The Brazilian, who joined the Blues from Vasco da Gama, was in excellent form in pre-season but Chelsea are overloaded with expensive midfielders. 

His lack of playing time has certainly frustrated Chelsea fans who were excited to see the young talent develop. 

Chelsea are considering recalling Andrey Santos from his loan at Nottingham Forest just over a month after he arrived at the club

The Brazilian international is yet to make his Premier League debut for Forest after Steve Cooper left him out of his matchday squad against Manchester City on September 23

Now, there are calls for Chelsea to recall him in January by activating a break clause in the loan agreement, according  to The Athletic.

Forest are also said to incur mutually-agreed financial penalties for not playing Santos when he is fit.

Santos was signed in a £18million deal in January but did not meet the work permit criteria at the time and returned to his former club on loan.

After seeing out the remainder of the season in Brazil, Santos has since returned to west London and continued training with the Blues ahead of his work permit application.

The 19-year-old was seen as a wonderkid in his homeland of Brazil before the Blues beat Manchester City and Newcastle to his signature.

Santos has already proved he has experience beyond his years after making his debut for the Brazilian national team in March this year.

Chelsea’s midfield is currently stacked with expensive players following the British record fee £115m signing of Moises Caceido 

The 19-year-old Brazilian midfielder wowed in pre-season for the Blues to the delight of fans

Reflecting on his time so far with the Brazil senior squad, the central midfielder said: ‘It is an incredible experience. A dream come true, I’m very happy.

‘I feel at home, they welcomed me very well. Being at Casemiro’s side, at the side of an idol, is a dream for me. I’m living a dream, and it’s helping me a lot.

‘And I hope to be able to reciprocate his help on the field and the experience he gave me too.’

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