Chelsea have confirmed that midfielder Andrey Santos has joined Nottingham Forest on loan for the remainder of the season.
An £18m signing from Vasco da Gama in January, Santos spent the second half of last season back with his former side before moving to Stamford Bridge this summer and heading out on pre-season with Mauricio Pochettino’s squad.
Since his return, however, Chelsea have bolstered heavily in midfield, spending £196.5m to sign Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia and Lesley Ugochukwu, and competition for minutes has been so heavy that Santos did not even make the matchday squad for…