Chelsea have confirmed the signing of 20-year-old midfielder Dário Essugo from Sporting CP. ESPN reported in March that Chelsea had reached an agreement to sign Sporting's Geovany Quenda and Essugo in a joint deal worth up to €74.4 million ($81.15 million). He has signed a contract that expires at the end of the 2032-33 season.

This is mostly a formality, but Chelsea have announced today the signing of midfielder Dário Essugo from Sporting CP, which is part of the deal to also sign exciting winger Geovany Quenda. As confirmed by Sporting back in March,

The 20-year-old has signed from Sporting CP for a reported fee of £18.5million, putting pen to paper on an eight-year deal that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2033