Chelsea's new superstar Estevao Willian SNUBS offer to join team-mates at Club World Cup for heartwarming reason
Enzo Maresca and the Blues hierarchy urged teenage starlet Estevao to share the Chelsea embrace
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Palmeiras' Estevao douses himself in in his final game for the club
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Cole Palmer was seen exchanging words with his soon to be teammate Estevao Willian.
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Chelsea players were keen to make him feel welcome
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They included Reece James, who spoke his 'welcome to Stamford Bridge' message in Portuguese, Enzo Fernandez,
Despite being touched by the invitation, Estevao said he had a debt to his pals at Palmeiras that needed to be repaid before he could move on with the
next
chapter of his life in
London
.
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That meant getting on a flight back to Sao Paulo rather than moving on to
New York
with Maresca's men ahead of their semi-final against Fluminense.
The youngster explained: "I had to ask Essugo what Cole had said to me. He laughed a bit before translating, telling me 'Cole said he's excited for you and want you to come with us after the game'."
Estevao added: 'I wanted to stay some more time with my team pals.
'I came here with them. And I should go back to
Brazil
with them.
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'My heart is broken because only we know how hard we worked.
'But I leave with
pride
. And I am happy to have a giant club as
Chelsea
opening its doors to me.
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'I just wanted to show my new fans in
England
who I am. That it is all.
'I hope to learn. I am sure I come to
London
to evolve, and to make
history
there too.
'Chelsea, though, can wait a few more days.
'I want to say goodbye properly to each and every player, technical staff and working person at our base camp.'
Estevao's emotional departure was also a huge signal to Maresca and the
Chelsea
dressing room
that they are getting a gem - and one close, potentially ready, to adorn the team.
Enzo told the 19-year-old: 'We'll make
history
together' while fellow Brazilian new boy Joao
Pedro
hugged him and said: "This is your new home, little brother.'
Delap offered a warm and enthusiastic handshake,
hair
, before Brazilian Andrey
Santos
greeted him in their native tongue and spent a minute locked in an embrace of friendship.
There was a final, parting, conversation with
Palmeiras
coach Abel Ferreira in a quiet hallway.
Ferreira said: 'You're leaving through the big door.
'But now it's time to close cycles and believe in your
future
.'
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