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Leboeuf: Can João Pedro grip the unit astatine Chelsea? (3:44)
Frank Leboeuf discusses Chelsea's projected determination for Brighton's João Pedro (3:44)
ESPN
Jul 2, 2025, 09:00 AM ET
Chelsea person signed João Pedro from Brighton & Hove Albion, the clubs person announced.
Sources person told ESPN that Chelsea agreed a woody worthy a full of £60 cardinal ($82m) with Brighton for the forward's transfer.
The 23-year-old has signed an eight-year woody astatine Stamford Bridge and could marque his Chelsea debut successful their Club World Cup quarterfinal necktie against Palmeiras connected Friday.
Sources person told ESPN that Pedro preferred a determination to Stamford Bridge amid involvement from Newcastle.
"Everyone knows this is simply a large nine with a large history," Pedro said successful a statement. "They had superb players successful the past and person superb players now. So I americium excited to articulation and you cognize erstwhile you are a Chelsea subordinate you indispensable deliberation 1 happening -- win."
A merchandise of Brazilian nine Fluminense, Pedro made the determination to English shot successful 2020, spending 3 years astatine Watford earlier excelling for Brighton.
Pedro scored 30 goals and registered 10 assists implicit a two-year spell astatine the Amex and has made 3 appearances for Brazil.
He is expected to conflict for a starting spot with chap caller enlistee Liam Delap.
"This is simply a bully determination for each parties. It's an fantabulous woody for the club, and a bully instrumentality connected a important concern successful an country of the transportation wherever we person a batch of contention and are already good served successful presumption of our attacking talent," Brighton brag Fabian Hürzeler said successful a statement.
"It's besides an breathtaking determination for João: it gives him the accidental to play Champions League shot this coming season, and helium volition of people beryllium keen to cement his presumption successful the Brazil squad up of the World Cup adjacent summer.
"João has fixed america immoderate fantastic moments -- during my clip and earlier I came to the nine -- truthful connected behalf of everyone I would similar to convey him for his work implicit the past 2 seasons and privation him the champion for the future."
Information from ESPN's James Olley contributed to this report.
