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Chelsea to recall Andrey Santos from Nottingham Forest loan in January.
Chelsea is set to bring back Andrey Santos from his season-long loan at Nottingham Forest in January. The West London club has the option to terminate Santos‘ loan early by activating a break clause in the agreement with Forest. Forest, in turn, incurs mutually agreed-upon financial penalties for not fielding Santos when he is fit.
Strasbourg, which shares ownership ties with Chelsea, has expressed interest in acquiring Santos for the second half of the season.
However, for Chelsea to send the 19-year-old abroad, they would need to terminate one of their current seven international loans.
While Forest has not received official notification from Chelsea about the intention to recall Santos, they are aware that his playing opportunities have been limited since his arrival in August. Santos has made just one substitute appearance in the Premier League for Forest, along with a 90-minute outing in their Carabao Cup second-round defeat against Burnley on August 29.
Forest’s head coach, Steve Cooper, has engaged in discussions with Chelsea regarding Santos’ playing time. Cooper has expressed optimism that the Brazilian midfielder will have opportunities during the season. Despite this, Santos has frequently been omitted from Forest’s matchday squads and has not featured on the bench since November 5.