Official: Chelsea sign Fabio Paim on a year long loan

[Dellas]

Portuguese striker joins Chelsea

Chelsea have signed Sporting Lisbon striker Fabio Paim on loan with a view to securing him on a permanent deal.
Chelsea have agreed a deal with the Portuguese club for the 20-year-old to join on an initial one-year loan.
Striker Claudio Pizarro recently left Stamford Bridge to join Werder Bremen on loan, while Andrei Shevchenko's future remains unclear.
Sporting have an excellent record in developing young players, most notably Cristiano Ronaldo.


Under contract to Sporting until 2010, Paim was loaned to Portuguese club Pacos da Ferreira last season.

source: BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Chelsea | Portuguese striker joins Chelsea

Have never heard of him....but I guess Scolari knows a fair bit about him.

[Dellas]

Paim relishing Blues move
Winger hoping to impress at Stamford Bridge

Fabio Paim has described a loan move to Chelsea as the 'opportunity of a lifetime'.

Sporting Lisbon winger Paim has agreed a season-long loan deal with the option of a permanent move at Stamford Bridge.

The 20-year-old spent last season on loan at Pacos da Ferreira and Sporting have again allowed to let him leave on a temporary basis.

Paim is now hoping to impress Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari and he feels he has the ability to be a success in the Premier League.

"I am very proud," Paim told Abola.

"I worked hard and now the opportunity has arrived to go to Chelsea. I am very happy and want to achieve my aim of becoming a great footballer.

"I feel that I have the necessary qualities. I know I have to work. This is the opportunity of a lifetime."

source: Sky Sports | Football | Premier League | Chelsea | Paim relishing Blues move

[Smooth Mike Ale]

Meh.....Good it is a loan deal at least,in case he doesn't turn out.

[hanuma]

Looked very good yesterday in the reserves.