{"id":10366,"date":"2026-05-19T02:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10366"},"modified":"2026-05-19T02:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:06:37","slug":"quenda-thinks-he-has-this-unique-advantage-over-rivals-in-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10366","title":{"rendered":"Quenda thinks he has this unique &#8220;advantage&#8221; over rivals in attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea have some deals already done for this summer, with the likes of Geovany Quenda set to join up for preseason. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Xabi Alonso has taken the Chelsea job, and it\u2019s been assumed that one of his conditions for doing so will have been some say in the club\u2019s transfers.<\/p>\n<p>There are some deals he won\u2019t have much say in \u2013 those which are already done, including the arrival of Sporting winger Geovany Quenda, which was agreed a year ago.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea have \u201cenormous hopes\u201d for tricky winger<\/h2>\n<p>The 19 year old said goodbye to his boyhood club this weekend, and his. next step is a long awaited \u00a340m move to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the player are hoping that Estevao\u2019s injury and Pedro Neto\u2019s participation at the World Cup will give him a chance to impress Alonso early in preseason. Chelsea \u201care understood to have enormous hopes for Quenda,\u201d according to Bobby Vincent\u2019s piece for Football.London.<\/p>\n<p>They think he can make an \u201cimpression in the first team right away,\u201d and given how many players will be resting after the World Cup, he certainly will have the chance. How he fares when the likes of Estevao and Neto are all back is another question.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Calum McFarlane has claimed that Chelsea aren\u2019t far off the likes of Man City, despite the gap in performances and points.<\/p>\n<p>Levi Colwill\u2019s performance was another talking point from the game, and McFarlane spoke about the defender in glowing terms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! 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