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Player Profile: Arsenal and Chelsea eyeing Portuguese winger Helder Costa

The Sun has reported that Chelsea have joined their London rivals in the chase for Wolves winger Helder Costa. The former Benfica man completed a permanent move to the West Midlands club in January for a club record fee.

Born in Angola, Costa moved to Portugal as a youngster where he joined Lisbon side Benfica in 2004 on a youth contract.

He has represented Portugal at all youth levels, making the 2013 U19 European Championships team of the tournament.

At club level, Costa spent considerable time in the Benfica B-side, only making one appearance for the first-team against Gil Vicente in the Portuguese League Cup.