<!--Article Start--> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong><em>Brazilian club Fluminense F.C. have confirmed the sale of 19-year-old forward Kenedy, with <a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/category/english-premier-league/chelsea/">Chelsea FC </a>reported to be his likely destination, whilst the Blues confirm loan of former U21 captain Lewis Baker</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Chelseaa s veritable army of loanees could well have a new addition in the near future, with Brazilian outfit Fluminense confirming the sale of Brazil U20 international Kenedy. Although no specific club was mentioned in the confirmation by Fluminense, Brazilian <a href="http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/fluminense/noticia/2015/06/kennedy-deixa-o-fluminense.html">media outlet Globo Esporte claim his destination is likely to be Stamford Bridge</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">According to Globo Esporte, the playera s rights were collectively owned by Fluminense, BMG bank, and Kenedya s manager Evandro Ferreira. It appears now that Fluminense have sold their rights to a group of third-party investors for $10m, who in turn will sell the player to Chelsea FC.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Barcelona-based newspaper SPORT <a href="http://www.sport-english.com/en/noticias/barca/barcelona-permit-brazil-youngster-gerson-sign-for-chelsea-4309673">claim the Catalan giants had first refusal on the player</a>, but decided against activating that option. The 19-year-old is a quick, physical striker with a ferocious left-foot, often drawing comparisons to Zenit star Hulk. Although scheduled to appear in this summera s U20 World Cup, an operation for appendicitis ruled him out of the tournament.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Kenedy is unlikely to be part of Chelseaa s first-team squad any time soon, mainly due to the considerable legal difficulties involved. With no appearances yet for the senior Brazil team, the Blues would find it difficult to secure a work permit immediately, meaning that a potential loan to Dutch feeder club Vitesse Arnhem is on the cards.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">One player who will definitely be wearing Vitessea s colours next season is England U20 international and former Chelsea FC U21 captain Lewis Baker. <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/06/netherlands-loan-for-baker.html">The Blues confirmed on Friday</a> that Baker would spend the 2015/2016 season on loan in the Eredivisie.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lewis Baker will spend the 2015/16 season on loan at Vitesse Arnhem... <a href="http://t.co/3XpqEFCnvF">http://t.co/3XpqEFCnvF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFC?src=hash">#CFC</a> <a href="http://t.co/qHoLktFqWb">pic.twitter.com/qHoLktFqWb</a></p> a Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/614457431230402560">June 26, 2015</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify">The loan would present the Englishman with his first opportunity to play top flight football, with the midfieldera s previous loans to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday and more prominently, to League One side MK Dons bringing a modest amount of success.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Baker, a truly two-footed central midfielder with a propensity for scoring spectacular goals, will be looking to make an impression at Vitesse with the long-term view of making the breakthrough into Chelseaa s first team. The Eredivisie is, in many ways, an ideal place for the development of young footballers a particularly technically and tactically, and the 20-year-old will be hoping to challenge former U21 team-mate Ruben Loftus-Cheek for a place in Jos Mourinho's first-team squad in the not-too-distant future.</p> . <!--Article End-->