Joao Pedro celebrates with his Brighton teammate (Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Arsenal and Chelsea will reportedly fight it this summer for Brighton forward Joan Pedro’s transfer.
According to The Telegraph, Liverpool has also been named the team to watch in the race signed by Pedro.
The talented Brazilian forward was impressed by his time in the Premier League and provided a total of 10 goals and six assists for Brighton this season.
It seems inevitable that Pedro will gain a big move for a long time. The Telegraph notes that Arsenal and Chelsea have been putting him on the radar for a long time.
The 23-year-old is an exciting young talent (called “Superb” via Alan Shearer, Argus) and should be approaching the peak of his career.
Joao Pedro’s latest big name leaving Brighton?
Brighton has recently come out really well to sell for big profits before the talented young players signed on cheap.
Moises Caiceco, Alexis Mac Allister, Marc Cucurella and Leandro Trossard have been poached by traditional Big Six clubs for the past few years, and Pedro appears to have:
Arsenal and Chelsea both need new attackers this summer, so it will be interesting to see how this server unfolds.
Does Joao Pedro need to join Arsenal or Chelsea?
It remains to be seen whether Pedro is due to pick these two London giants, but if that would result in these two, what he has to make is an interesting choice.
The Arsenal project is probably more appealing for now, but it could also be difficult to guarantee that he will play regularly at Emirates Stadium.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are keen to trust and develop young players at the top, but their projects are even more delayed as they are not even sure they will even provide Champions League football next season.