According to AS, Chelsea are moving toward a new contract for Estêvão after transfer speculation linked him with Barcelona and Manchester United. AS reported that Chelsea have made it clear the 19-year-old is not for sale and view him as one of the central pieces of their long-term project.
Contract plans
According to AS, Chelsea are working toward a new deal for Estêvão that would include a significant salary increase. CaughtOffside reported in September that Chelsea were calm about Estêvão’s future and were already considering fresh contract talks because they see him as a major part of the project.
Early-season role
Estêvão struggled for regular minutes under Xabi Alonso at the start of his second season at Stamford Bridge. Alonso said Estêvão had been given his first Premier League start of the season against Manchester United.
Manchester United performance
Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0, with Estêvão playing in the match. Chelsea’s official website confirmed that Estêvão registered six shots, the joint-most by a Chelsea player in a league game this season, and created three chances.
According to AS, Estêvão completed 50% of his dribbles, 81% of his passes in the final third, created three key passes leading to shots and won 50% of his duels against Manchester United. AS also reported that he had two goals ruled out for narrow offsides. After the game, Alonso called it the "best response".
