Chelsea reach agreement to sign Brighton star Joao Pedro in stunning seven-year deal

Chelsea have beaten Newcastle to the signing of Joao Pedro after agreeing a deal to sign the Brighton striker, talkSPORT understands. The Blues have struck an agreement in a package deal worth up to £60million to bring the Seagulls star to Stamford Bridge. Brighton striker Pedro is on his way to Chelsea in a major blow to NewcastleGetty talkSPORT reported on Saturday how the west London outfit were looking to steal a march on Newcastle in their pursuit of Pedro. Newcastle had already had a £50m bid rejected by Brighton, who have included a sell on clause in their deal to sell the 23-year-old. Eddie Howe’s side had been pursuing a move for Pedro since May, with Chelsea only entering the race earlier this month. Pedro, who was also considered by Liverpool earlier in the window, is believed to have expressed a desire to depart the Amex Stadium this month, with high-ranking officials at Brighton believing the time was right to cash in on him. And he is now set to sign for Chelsea, who have already agreed personal terms with the Brazil international. Pedro will pen a seven-year deal until 2032 – with Chelsea pushing to complete the transfer before the Club World Cup deadline closes on Thursday, July 3. The forward will now fly into the United States from Brazil to undergo his medical as Chelsea look to include him in their Club World Cup squad. Chelsea sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the revamped tournament by beating Benfica 4-1 on Saturday. Brazilian outfit Palmeiras now stands in the club’s way of a last-four spot, with the two teams to face each other next week. And should Pedro’s medical go to plan, he could be ready to feature against Palmeiras. Brighton are looking to maximise their profit on PedroGetty In the last three years, Chelsea will have paid Brighton over £250m should they secure Pedro’s services. They brought in Moises Caicedo for a then-British record £115m, while also snapping up Marc Cucurella for £63m and Robert Sanchez for £25m. And Chelsea are also poised to take their summer spending spree to £122m. Chelsea have already signed Liam Delap from Ipswich for £30m, Dario Essugo for £18m from Sporting Lisbon and Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg in £14m deal. Pedro joined Brighton from Watford in May 2023 for a club-record fee of £30m, with the club set to make a hefty profit should his move to Chelsea go through as expected. The Brazilian netted an impressive 20 goals from 40 appearances across all competitions in his debut season at Brighton. The Brazilian has enjoyed two fruitful seasons with the Seagulls Of his 20 strikes, nine were scored in the Premier League, while five came via the FA Cup and an additional six in the Seagulls’ Europa League campaign. He then reached double figures in the league for the first time in the 2024/25 season with ten Premier League goals. However, it was not a season without drama. During a clash against Brentford in December, Pedro avoided a red card despite attempting to elbow an opponent. Pedro looked to race away from Brentford’s Yehor Yarmoliuk, but the Bees midfielder held back his rival by pulling on his shirt. The act enraged Pedro and he threw an elbow in Yarmoliuk’s direction but missed him completely. Watch the FIFA Club World Cup for FREE on DAZN *If you click on a link in this Box Out we will earn affiliate revenue This year’s FIFA Club World Cup will see the top teams from around the world competing to be crowned champions. Here’s how to watch every game for free on DAZN: Sign Up: Go to the DAZN website and create a free account Select Your Package: Choose the free standard coverage Enjoy the Action: Watch all of the FIFA Club World Cup free on DAZN From Harry Kane to Erling Haaland, the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup promises to be packed with the most exciting football from the world’s top talent. Sign up to DAZN now and watch all of the FIFA Club World Cup for free Luckily for the Brazilian, he escaped any punishment as the VAR deemed it was not a red card offence. Pedro also missed a stretch of five games towards the end of the season. A red card suspension due to lashing out at Brentford’s Nathan Collins in April accounted for three of the games. But he missed the final two games following a training ground row with teammate Jan Paul van Hecke. Seagulls boss Fabian Hurzeler confirmed an incident had taken place but tried to downplay the severity of it. “With Joao we had a small issue in training, a type which isn’t uncommon from time to time in all football clubs,” Hurzeler said in May. “We dealt with it internally, and the matter is closed.”

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Chelsea reach agreement to sign Brighton star Joao Pedro in stunning seven-year deal

Chelsea have beaten Newcastle to the signing of Joao Pedro after agreeing a deal to sign the Brighton striker, talkSPORT understands.

The Blues have struck an agreement in a package deal worth up to £60million to bring the Seagulls star to Stamford Bridge.

Brighton striker Pedro is on his way to Chelsea in a major blow to Newcastle

talkSPORT reported on Saturday how the west London outfit were looking to steal a march on Newcastle in their pursuit of Pedro.

Newcastle had already had a £50m bid rejected by Brighton, who have included a sell on clause in their deal to sell the 23-year-old.

Eddie Howe’s side had been pursuing a move for Pedro since May, with Chelsea only entering the race earlier this month.

Pedro, who was also considered by Liverpool earlier in the window, is believed to have expressed a desire to depart the Amex Stadium this month, with high-ranking officials at Brighton believing the time was right to cash in on him.

And he is now set to sign for Chelsea, who have already agreed personal terms with the Brazil international.

Pedro will pen a seven-year deal until 2032 – with Chelsea pushing to complete the transfer before the Club World Cup deadline closes on Thursday, July 3.

The forward will now fly into the United States from Brazil to undergo his medical as Chelsea look to include him in their Club World Cup squad.

Chelsea sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the revamped tournament by beating Benfica 4-1 on Saturday.

Brazilian outfit Palmeiras now stands in the club’s way of a last-four spot, with the two teams to face each other next week.

And should Pedro’s medical go to plan, he could be ready to feature against Palmeiras.

Brighton are looking to maximise their profit on Pedro

In the last three years, Chelsea will have paid Brighton over £250m should they secure Pedro’s services.

They brought in Moises Caicedo for a then-British record £115m, while also snapping up Marc Cucurella for £63m and Robert Sanchez for £25m.

And Chelsea are also poised to take their summer spending spree to £122m.

Chelsea have already signed Liam Delap from Ipswich for £30m, Dario Essugo for £18m from Sporting Lisbon and Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg in £14m deal.

Pedro joined Brighton from Watford in May 2023 for a club-record fee of £30m, with the club set to make a hefty profit should his move to Chelsea go through as expected.

The Brazilian netted an impressive 20 goals from 40 appearances across all competitions in his debut season at Brighton.

The Brazilian has enjoyed two fruitful seasons with the Seagulls

Of his 20 strikes, nine were scored in the Premier League, while five came via the FA Cup and an additional six in the Seagulls’ Europa League campaign.

He then reached double figures in the league for the first time in the 2024/25 season with ten Premier League goals.

However, it was not a season without drama.

During a clash against Brentford in December, Pedro avoided a red card despite attempting to elbow an opponent.

Pedro looked to race away from Brentford’s Yehor Yarmoliuk, but the Bees midfielder held back his rival by pulling on his shirt.

The act enraged Pedro and he threw an elbow in Yarmoliuk’s direction but missed him completely.

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Luckily for the Brazilian, he escaped any punishment as the VAR deemed it was not a red card offence.

Pedro also missed a stretch of five games towards the end of the season.

A red card suspension due to lashing out at Brentford’s Nathan Collins in April accounted for three of the games.

But he missed the final two games following a training ground row with teammate Jan Paul van Hecke.

Seagulls boss Fabian Hurzeler confirmed an incident had taken place but tried to downplay the severity of it.

“With Joao we had a small issue in training, a type which isn’t uncommon from time to time in all football clubs,” Hurzeler said in May.

“We dealt with it internally, and the matter is closed.”