Idolises Ronaldo, plays like Saka - meet £40m Chelsea winger Quenda

Quenda arrived at Chelsea escorted by his father, mother, sisters, friends, agents and his godfather Basaula Lemba, a former top‑flight footballer from Portugal who earned 10 caps for Zaire. Lemba played a significant role in Quenda’s early development before Benfica enrolled him in their academy in 2017. Sporting and Porto had also been monitoring the youngster at that time, according to former youth coach Fabio Roque. Roque recalled, “We saw him as an under-10 subordinate playing against america for Benfica,” and added, “We knew from our scouting squad that helium was a bully subordinate and had tracked his advancement done the Portuguese Football Federation website.” He described Quenda as “unthinkable and different. His subject was not ever large and helium was inactive raw, but his cognition was excellent. He was demanding of himself, confident, unpredictable, brave and had a large narration with the ball.” Although an informal non‑aggression pact existed among Portugal’s three biggest clubs—Benfica, Sporting and Porto—Quenda’s goal against Sporting in a key Benfica match prompted what Roque called a “natural” decision to join Sporting. From 2019, when Quenda transferred academies, Roque said the situation began to shift. He recalled a particular encounter: “I retrieve 1 lucifer against Benfica - a precise important game,” Roque said, noting it was a difficult week before Christmas after a contentious decision and an injury to