Palmeiras youth chief Sampaio backing Chelsea target Estevao to become 'world best'

The Blues are desperate to beat out other top clubs in Europe to his signature.

Speaking to FIFA, Sampaio said: "One thing these kinds of players have is a strong personality, a big ego to say: 'I am, I can and I will'.

And they do it. For these out-of-this-world talents, things come easy. It's difficult for your average player, who make up the vast majority."

On fans calling the youngster Messinho, Sampaio added: "He prefers Estevao.

The Messinho thing was put on hold, but his game is very similar to that of the Argentine."