BRAZILIAN wonderkid Gabriel Moscardo has claimed Chelsea made him a transfer proposal in the summer.
The Corinthians midfielder, 18, has been linked with a number of top European sides including Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona.
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ReutersTodd Boehly wanted to Brazilian teen as part of his £400m summer transfer splurge[/caption]
The Blues transfer strategy over the summer was to hoover up as much young talent as possible in a £400million splurge.
This outlay took Todd Boehly‘s transfer investment to over £1billion in just one year of ownership.
And according to Moscardo he could have also been added to the list of names bought by the London club, but opted to stay put until the end of the Brazilian league’s season.
As quoted by The Standard, he said: “There was a proposal from Chelsea months ago, but I talk a lot with my agent and my parents and they try to give me as little information as possible.
“They say there is not long until the end of the season, they tell me to dedicate myself and do well, and that at the end of the season, there will be good things.”
According to ESPN that offer was worth around £18m.
Speaking after his side’s 1-1 draw with Atlético Mineiro on Thursday, he once again hinted at a transfer to the Premier League.
However, he said his focus was ensuring Corinthians did not fall into the relegation zone in the final few games of the season.
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He said: “To tell you the truth, I have very little information, my father knows a few things.
“He prefers not to tell me so as not to influence my head too much, to end up taking a little bit of my focus here.
“He says: ‘Here your focus is on Corinthians’. Let’s wait for the season to end, there are still a few games to go, and we’ll see what we can do.
“Of course there’s interest from various clubs, I’ve also heard about it, there was strong interest from Chelsea a few months ago.
“But if you stop to think about where I’m going now, at this moment, it’s not good.
“I want to help Corinthians now to get them out of this situation.”
The defensive midfielder only broke into the Brazilian outfit’s senior team in the second half of the season.