I lived my 'dream' - Andrey Santos

Andrey Santos says he lived his "dream" when scoring his first goal for Chelsea having joined nearly three years ago.

The 21-year-old Brazilian midfielder joined in January 2023 but returned to Vasco da Gama on loan before joining Nottingham Forest and Strasbourg on temporary moves.

Santos made two appearances in six months at Forest, but felt Chelsea were "always clear" and that he "felt well" at Strasbourg, a club under the same ownership as the Blues, getting his career back on track in an 18-month spell.

After his best moment in a Chelsea shirt, an early goal at Wolves during a 4-3 Carabao Cup win on Wednesday, Santos said: "I'm so happy to score my first goal for Chelsea.

"It's an amazing moment in my career. I always dreamed of scoring this goal, as my wife and my family know. I'm happy and enjoying life with my team-mates."

Santos then set up his compatriot Estevao Willian, who chipped goalkeeper Jose Sa just before half-time.

He added: "Me and Joao (Pedro) are helping Estevao a lot. He's in a new country with a different language. It's a process. He's doing very well.

"He did amazing in Brazil with the national team and it was an amazing goal."

However, Santos echoed manager Enzo Maresca's comments after the match, when he lambasted the team for losing their way in the second half, saying he was "very upset" that his team almost threw away a three goal lead.

"We have to play like we did in the first half," he continued. "It's hard against teams that play with long throws. We have to be better. We are disappointed with the second half."