Nigeria, March 20 -- Chelsea has confirmed that it has completed the signings of two Sporting CP midfielders, Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo, for a combined fee of around £62.4 million.

According to Sporting, winger Quenda, 17, will join Chelsea for a fee of up to £44 million but will remain in Lisbon until the end of the 2025-26 season. Meanwhile, Essugo, 20, who was signed for around £18.4 million, will join the Blues this summer following a loan spell at Las Palmas.

The club released a statement regarding both players' transfers to the London side:

"Sporting SAD has reached a global agreement with Chelsea Football Club Limited (hereinafter Chelsea FC) for the transfer, on a permanent basis, of the sporting rights of ...