Chelsea make £6m profit for selling winger who made zero appearances

Chelsea have made a £6 million profit after selling Angelo Gabriel to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr.

The winger was signed by Chelsea in a £13m deal from Brazilian club Santos in July last year but was then sent out to Ligue 1 side Strasbourg.

Angelo ended up making 24 appearances for the French club and the Brazilian returned to Chelsea in the summer to begin pre-season training with Enzo Maresca’s side.

However, Chelsea have now opted to sell Angelo on a permanent deal and have agreed a £19.1m fee with Al-Nassr, who finished second in the Saudi Pro League last season.

Chelsea have therefore registered a £6.1m profit on the fee they paid to Santos 14 months ago. The Premier League have also included a sell-on clause as part of their agreement with Al-Nassr.

A statement from Chelsea read: ‘We wish Angelo the very best as he begins the next chapter in his career and thank him for his efforts during his time with Chelsea.’

Angelo’s exit will help bolster Chelsea’s finances having spent around £220m on new signings during the summer transfer window.

The £54m deal for Pedro Neto and the £46.3m move to sign Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid represents nearly half of Chelsea’s summer outlay.

Among Chelsea’s sales were Conor Gallagher’s £35.6m move to Atletico Madrid, Ian Maatsen’s £38m switch to Aston Villa, while Romelu Lukaku joined Napoli for £28.2m.

Chelsea ended the summer transfer window with a net spend of £46.5m.

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