Then it was confirmed. Chelsea emerged victorious (again) in a bidding battle, but this time the player himself had preferences that drew him to Stamford Bridge. For those who have followed the whole story, it comes as a big surprise.
Brought up to Sporting’s first team by Ruben Amorim in 2024. When Manchester City arrived for the Champions League match in Lisbon at the beginning of November, 17-year-old Geovany Quenda was a matter of course in Amorim’s starting eleven. Since Amorim signed with Manchester United, Quenda has been linked with Manchester United. There have been reports of negotiations between United and Sporting for the past month, but on Thursday came the confirmation that Chelsea are running away with the super talent.
Chelsea are paying €52.1 million for Quenda, with the winger coming to Stamford Bridge in the summer. So what happened? How could Amorim and Manchester United lose out of this?
The Mirror claims the reason why Quenda chose Chelsea and not Manchester United was actually because of the coaches.
According to the English media, Quenda applied to Enzo Maresca, where he will be given a position as an attacking winger, while Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 would have placed Quenda as a wing-back.
