Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Brighton and Hove Albion to sign Joao Pedro.
The 23-year-old Brazilian was targeted by Chelsea and Newcastle United but he only wanted to join the west London side.
A deal in excess of £50million is believed to be accepted by brighton while personal terms already in place for a contract until 2032.
Medical checks are being arranged and subject to successful completion, he will become part of Chelsea’s squad contesting the Club World Cup in the U.S.
Joao started his career at the Fluminense academy in January 2019 and rose to stardom leading you the attraction by the then EPL side Watford in YHE consequent year of 2020 for a fee in the region of 2.5M euros .
He then moved to Brighton in a fee worth 34.2M euros in the year 2023 of which he made an impressive progress in scoring goals and help Brighton register good results to remain unreligated by the time they were really struggling.
His joining Chelsea an England and London elite team is a major boost to his career amid the upcoming 2025-2026 season.
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