Wallace: "I want to play for Chelsea next season"

Trained and developed by Fluminense, Wallace has been successively loaned by Chelsea to Internazionale and now Vitesse Arnhem. Despite this however, the 20 year-old is eager to make an impact in London.

- You are currently on loan from Chelsea at Vitesse Arnhem in the Netherlands. How is your season going?
- Yes, all is well. I have discovered a new league, a new culture. I am continuing my adaptation to European football.

- In 2013, you left your former club Fluminense to join Chelsea. Was it easy to make such a big move aged just 18?

- Everything happened naturally. My agent called me to discuss my future. He also wanted to talk to my family. At this meeting, we learned that Chelsea had bought 40% of my rights. He asked me to stay focused and work even harder incase Chelsea one day decided to acquire all of my rights. I started to integrate into the first-team and the club was able to follow my matches regularly. They then decided to make the transfer.

- How long did Chelsea observe you?

- For a long time. They came to all my games for the youth teams.