Chelsea don make up their mind: dem no dey sell Joao Pedro this summer, no matter the amount wey Barcelona bring. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Blues don reject any talk about the Brazilian striker leaving Stamford Bridge. Even if Barcelona come with 90 million, 100 million, or 120 million, Chelsea no dey hear word. Dem say the player na key part of their new project under coach Xabi Alonso.
Joao Pedro join Chelsea from Brighton & Hove Albion last season and don score 23 goals plus 9 assists for im debut campaign. That performance don make am one of the few signings wey BlueCo don get right since dem take over. Fans wey no too believe am at first don change mind because of im goals. But the problem come when Barcelona start to show interest, and some reports say Pedro dey open to the move.
However, Chelsea no dey entertain any offer. According to Romano, the club want to restart with top players like Pedro and Cole Palmer. Barcelona sporting director Deco don travel to London with Bojan and scout Joao Amaral to try make another attempt to sign Pedro. But Chelsea still dey stand ground. Dem believe Pedro na critical component of their attacking unit, and dem no go let am go even for world record bid.
Barcelona dey search for a top-class center forward to replace Robert Lewandowski, wey don score 120 goals in 192 appearances for the club. Club president Joan Laporta confirm say dem go sign players wey dem need to become more competitive. Deco talk say no player dey excluded from their targets, but when ask about Joao Pedro, im just smile and say the journalist dey mistaken. Meanwhile, Barcelona also dey monitor Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid, but dem no dey rely on that saga alone.
Pedro don become the first Chelsea striker since Diego Costa to score decent number of goals. Im don do wetin Romelu Lukaku, Alvaro Morata, and Timo Werner fail to do. Even though some current Chelsea strikers like Liam Delap, Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guiu, and incoming Emmanuel Emegha fit leave, Pedro dey stay. Chelsea dey plan to sign another striker, with names like Julian Alvarez and Nick Woltemade dey link. But for now, Joao Pedro no dey go anywhere.
