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Chelsea-bound wonderkid Estevao Willian planning Lionel Messi shirt swap after landing dream date with Inter Miami ‘idol’

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<p>The teenage forward, who will <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/estevao-willian-special-message-chelsea-legend-thiago-silva-preferred-shirt-number-arrival-stamford-bridge/bltcfbcdc9f62046690" target="_blank">complete a move to England in the summer of 2025 once he has turned 18</a>, has been handed a dream draw with his “idol” in the revamped FIFA Club World. Estevao’s current employers, Palmeiras, are set to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/club-world-cup-group-stage-draw-man-city-to-take-on-juventus-while-real-madrid-face-saudi-champions-al-hilal-but-lionel-messi-s-inter-miami-avoid-european-giants/bltf9222dfe2956a082" target="_blank">take on Inter Miami in the group stage of that competition</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Estevao is already looking forward to that dream date, telling <a href="https://www.espn.com.br/futebol/artigo/_/id/14553487/ex-messinho-estevao-comemora-encontro-palmeiras-messi-mundial-2025-pedir-camisa " target="_blank"><em>ESPN Brasil</em></a> of an opportunity to grace the same pitch as eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi: “I'm going to ask for his shirt! Who knows, maybe score a goal, win the game ... I think that's the most important thing.”</p>

WHAT ESTEVAO SAID

<p>Estevao is <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/estevao-willian-explains-why-doesn-t-like-messinho-nickname-emotional-neymar-admission-ahead-chelsea-move/blt00477e0c0759530b" target="_blank">affectionately known as ‘Messinho’ – which means ‘Little Messi’</a> – and is hoping to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/estevao-willian-wonderkid-chelsea-sensation-breaks-neymar-record-messinho-palmeiras-brazil-serie-a/blt9815ff461dbf0b4e" target="_blank">follow in the illustrious footsteps</a> of an all-time great that he has always looked up to. He added on the man that inspires him the most: “When we fell into his group, I couldn't believe that I was going to face my biggest idol, a guy who is a reference on and off the field for me.</p><p>“It's going to be a special moment, not only for me, but for all Palmeiras fans, the players. I think it will be very important.”</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Palmeiras will <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/club-world-cup-2025-power-rankings/bltdb7dcc2b16d2b85f" target="_blank">face Messi and Co in the Herons' own backyard</a>, with Inter Miami preparing to tackle Brazilian opposition on June 23, 2025 at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida – the home of the Miami Dolphins NFL franchise.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Chelsea-bound wonderkid Estevao Willian planning Lionel Messi shirt swap after landing dream date with Inter Miami ‘idol’ | Goal.com United Arab Emirates

Chelsea-bound wonderkid Estevao Willian has revealed that he is planning a shirt swap with Lionel Messi before heading to Stamford Bridge.