With £ 60 million, Chelsea quickly recruited Brighton's Joao Pedro striker.
On the homepage, Chelsea confirmed the completion of the procedure of recruiting striker Joao Pedro of Brighton. The Brazilians signed a 7 -year contract with Stamford Bridge and will receive the number 20 shirt at the new club. This is the number of shirts that Cole Palmer used to wear before being given to shirt 10 since the season 2025/26.
To own the signature of Joao Pedro, Chelsea must have a total of 60 million pounds (including 5 million pounds arising under the contract term). The 23 -year -old striker went to the United States with the Blues to attend the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
“Everyone knows that Chelsea is a big club with heroic history. They own many stars both in the past and present. I am very excited to come here. When you are a Chelsea player, you have to think only one thing is victory,” Joao Pedro said.
Joao Pedro mature from Fluminense's youth training. In January 2020, Pedro moved to England to wear Watford. In the summer of 2023, he joined Brighton for 35 million pounds. After two seasons of Brighton, Pedro scored 30 goals in all competitions.
At the age of 23, Joao Pedro still has a lot of time to complete and shine. According to statistics, Joao Pedro is the latest name in the steps of the former Brighton stars to join Chelsea such as Marc Cucurella, Moises CaiCedo, Robert Sanchez. In addition, Levi Colwill also had time to play in the form of loan in Brighton.
The new coach Enzo Maresca appreciated Joao Pedro for his ability to play flexibly in the attack – can play as a striker, winged striker or public household. Joao Pedro is currently eligible to play for Chelsea in the quarter-final of the World Cup against Palmeiras, after The Blues defeated Benfica in the 1/8 round with a score of 4-1.
