It appears Joao Pedro is set to complete his move from Brighton to Chelsea.
Pedro was impressed with Brighton last season, but still relatively young and inexperienced, but will also face many competition for his place with Enzo Maresca’s team next season.
So, read more about Pedro and how he fits in with Chelsea…
Who is Joan Pedro? Background and early career
Pedro was born in Rivera Opreto, Sao Paulo in 2001 and joined Fulminence’s youth system by the time he was only ten years old.
Pedro used Fluminense for a total of eight years, but didn’t spend much time with his first team, totaling 37 times, scoring 10 goals.
Considered a real genius at just 17, Watford moved quickly to confirm that they had signed him before making his senior debut for Fulminence.
Pedro linked with Watford in 2019, playing 109 games for the club, scoring a total of 24 goals in both the Premier League and Championship.
Pedro then joined Brighton in 2023, reporting that the athletic is now approaching Chelsea, with a fee reported at the time of being reported at £30 million by BBC Sports.
Joao Pedro Statistics and Playing Style
As seen from Brighton’s Pedro, he can play a variety of offensive roles, but it seems like a central striker or more of a falsehood.
The 23-year-old’s best works seem to come in the center, but he is sometimes written on the left, so that position might also be an option.
Pedro scored a total of 30 goals in 70 games for Brighton, which is not exactly a number that will crush the Earth, but he was still young and could get more service when he moved to Chelsea.
The Brighton-style play and all-around models are what Chelsea tried to emulate. So, in theory, Pedro can easily fit on the Stamford Bridge alongside former Brighton players such as Moises Caseko and Mark Cuclera.
As the statistics below show, Pedro is a real all-around, at least compared to Chelsea’s other forwards…
How does Joao Pedro fit in Chelsea?
Given the much competition for the current team location, it’s not easy to know for sure where Pedro will play for Chelsea.
Pedro probably made the most sense as a signature to play and play as the team’s main center forward, but Maresca already has Nicholas Jackson in that role.
Pedro will likely be brought in to play on the left side of the front three following the departure of Jadon Sancho, but others like Mikaylo Mudrick and Raheem Sterling have recently floped.
If Chelsea plays 4-2-3-1 over 4-3-3, that could mean there’s a central role for Pedro behind main strikers like Dellup and Jackson, but it’s probably most meaningful that the latter two will be on sale this summer.