Chelsea have signed forward Deivid Washington from Santos for £17.1m (€20m) on a seven-year deal.

The club will now make a decision about whether the 18-year-old Brazilian will be part of Mauricio Pochettino’s first-team squad this season or go on loan to get regular first-team football.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic is expected to have a medical with the Blues in the next 24 to 48 hours.

Chelsea will pay a fee in the region of £14m, including performance-related add-ons, to New England Revolution for Petrovic and have agreed personal terms with the Serbia international.

Petrovic will be Chelsea’s second major goalkeeper signing this summer, after Robert Sanchez joined from Brighton in a £25m deal following Kepa Arrizabalaga’s loan move to Real Madrid and Edouard Mendy’s