Nathan de Souza confirms Chelsea deal

Brazilian midfielder Nathan de Souza has confirmed that he has joined Chelsea.

The 19-year-old posted pictures of himself on his Instagram account signing a contract with the Blues, although the club have not formally announced the deal.

However, his transfer is subject to being granted a work permit, and it is rumoured that Nathan may need to go out on loan initially.

Um sonho está virando realidade!! Agradeço primeiramente a Deus que sempre iluminou o meu caminho 🙏, ao meu Pai que sempre acreditou no meu talento e foi um verdadeiro Guerreiro, aos meus familiares e amigos que sempre me deram apoio..e também ao Clube Atlético Paranaense que fez parte dessa minha caminhada e onde eu passei 6 anos da minha carreira. Obrigado ao Chelsea pela confiança em mim, farei o meu melhor para ajudar o time em busca de novas conquistas.. SOMOS TODOS BLUES 💙⚽ // A dream is coming true! First of all I want to thank God for always lighting my way, my dad who always believed in my talent and was a real warrior while helping me to reach my goals, my family and friends who always supported me... And I am also thankful to Club Atletico Paranaense, which was part of this journey and where I played for 6 years of my career. Thank you Chelsea for trusting in me, I will do my best to support my team on reaching new achievements. WE ARE ALL BLUE 💙⚽️

A photo posted by Instagram Oficial † (@nathanallan10) on May 11, 2015 at 2:00pm PDT

He told his Instagram followers: "A dream is coming true! First of all I want to thank God for always lighting my way, my dad who always believed in my talent and was a real warrior while helping me to reach my goals, my family and friends who always supported me.

"And I am also thankful to Club Atletico Paranaense, which was part of this journey and where I played for 6 years of my career. Thank you Chelsea for trusting in me, I will do my best to support my team on reaching new achievements. We are all blue."

Chelsea drew 1-1 with Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.