text: He is regarded as the next big thing in South American football and he's coming to the Premier League. Chelsea are set to confirm the £4.5m signing of Nathan Allan de Souza on Wednesday, beating rivals Manchester City to his signature. The dazzling Brazilian attacking midfielder, who turned 19 last month, arrives from Atletico Paranaense with a glowing and ever-growing reputation. Scroll down to watch video of Chelsea's new signing Nathan in action . Chelsea are set to announce the £4.5million signing of Brazilian wonderkid Nathan . Nathan tweeted the news he was set to sign for Chelsea by revealing he was headed for contract talks and a medical. He said: 'Very happy!!! In London to sign my contract with Chelsea and take tests' Full name: Nathan Allan de Souza . Born: 13 March 1996 in Blumenau, Brazil . Position: Attacking midfield . Clubs: . Atletico Paranaense (2014-15) - 13 appearances, 0 goals . Chelsea (2015-) - signed April 2015 . International: . Brazil U17 - 6 caps, 5 goals . Brazil U20 - 5 caps, 0 goals . Nathan will add to the Samba feel at Stamford Bridge, joining compatriots Willian, Ramires, Filipe Luis and Oscar. And he should have plenty to offer Jose Mourinho's side on the evidence of his highlights reel for his club and the Brazilian youth teams. The YouTube compilations certainly offer enough to get Chelsea fans excited - there are lightning-fast runs through opposition defences, pinged long balls to the forward line and a promising knack of getting into goalscoring positions. Most of the best bits come from the 2013 FIFA Under 17 World Cup, the tournament that first alerted the Premier League elite to Nathan's talents. Although Brazil only reached the quarter-finals of the competition, Nathan scored five goals and demonstrated his full potential. He found the net twice in a 6-1 rout of Slovakia and scored two more as the hosts UAE were beaten by the same scoreline. Nathan is brought down by Martin Junas of Slovakia to win a penalty during the Under 17 World Cup in 2013 . The young midfielder made his name while starring for Brazil at the tournament two years ago  in Abu Dhabi . Nathan shows his strength by shrugging off the challenge of Russia's Dimitriy Barinov . In the last eight, he scored an 85th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Mexico, before converting in the marathon penalty shootout, which Brazil ultimately lost 10-11. His classy performances earned him a spot in the FIFA Team of the Tournament and a star was born. At that time, Nathan was playing for the Atletico Paranaense Under 19 side. The club is based in Curitiba, a city about three hours' drive from his hometown of Blumenau. But those performances out in the Middle East put the rocket boosters on his career, with promotion into the first-team squad at his club and advancement to the Brazil Under 20 team, for whom he has played five times. Chelsea will soon boast another Brazilian in their ranks to add to the likes of Willian (left) and Oscar (right) Nathan will join Ramires (right, in action against QPR last Sunday) as the fifth Brazilian in the squad . Nathan will not be ready to throw into the Chelsea first-team right away. He hasn't yet completed a full 90 minutes for Paranaense, with the majority of his 11 appearances in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A coming from the bench. Leaving Brazil will come as something of a relief for Nathan and, in particular, his family following an ugly contract dispute with the Brazilian club. With his contract due to expire this month, the club informed Nathan's father and agent, Jose Carlos de Souza, they wished to trigger a clause to keep him for another two years. Nathan currently plays in midfield for Atletico Paranaense in the Brazilian league . Nathan battles for the ball against Tiago Real of Goias at Arena da Baixada stadium in November last year . Caught off guard, Nathan's family offered the club £2m to release him from the contract and allow them to negotiate with European clubs who had shown an interest. Paranaense refused, saying that figure fell well short of what they could sell the player for and went to court to settle the dispute. But with a fee now agreed with Chelsea, the club should drop the legal proceedings when he settles in at Stamford Bridge. It now remains to be seen whether Nathan can live up to his promise in the Premier League.
target: Chelsea are set to sign Nathan from Atletico Paranaense for £4.5m .
  The 19-year-old Brazilian was also wanted by Manchester City .
  Nathan first showed his talent at the Under 17 World Cup in 2013 .
  He has recently been embroiled in a contract dispute with his club .
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