Another Brazilian for Chelsea?

Are you a Brazilian footballer? Less than 24 years of age? Got an agent who is adapt at placing stories for the English media to snap up? Then you too can be linked with a move to Chelsea.

Having been linked up with players with names like Wallace, Taison and Willian in recent weeks, there is another name now in the mix according to The Sun.

The paper reports that Chelsea are lining up a move for Brazilian midfielder Bernard- another classic Brazilian name right there.

The 20-year-old, who has been dubbed the new Oscar, apparently, (though why we need a new one when the current one is perfectly adequate to be brutally frank) is valued at £6million by his club Atletico Mineiro.

Bernard, who made his debut for the Brazilian senior side last week, has reportedly been recommended to Chelsea by ex-Barcelona midfielder and also solo name specialist Deco after a series of eye-catching performances that resulted in aforementioned debut for Brazil.

The Sun adds that he is being touted as a possible successor to Frank Lampard which is a rather nice, easy assumption to make given Lampard's slow easing out.

Maybe he should be called the 'new Frank' instead.