Chelsea’s precocious teenager Estêvão has been backed to win the Ballon d’Or by Tunisia manager Sami Trabelsi in the future following an exceptional start to his fledgling career.
The Brazilian emerged as one of football’s most promising wonderkids at Palmeiras and was signed by Chelsea in 2024, before eventually teaming up with the Blues after last summer’s FIFA Club World Cup triumph.
The 18-year-old has made an explosive start to life at Stamford Bridge, featuring 16 times in all competitions for the Blues and scoring four times. Such impressive form has translated to the international stage, too, with four goals for Brazil’s senior side since the start of September.
One of those strikes came against Senegal last Saturday at the Emirates Stadium, with Estêvão primed to feature in Brazil’s second friendly of the international break on Tuesday against Tunisia.
Speaking before the fixture staged in France, Tunisia manager Trabelsi lavished praise on Estêvao, insisting he could be a future Ballon d’Or winner.
