Ahead of the start of the 2024/2025 Premier League season, Chelsea have sealed a £54m transfer deal with Wolverhampton Wonders to bring winger Pedro Neto to Stamford Bridge.
The Blues beat London rivals Tottenham to the transfer of Neto, who scored three goals and made 11 assists. Despite missing three months of football action due to injuries, he still showed some excellent form for Wolves last campaign.
The Portuguese winger penned a seven-year contract, with the Blues paying an initial fee of £51.4m plus £2.6m in add-ons. Chelsea fans caught a glimpse of their new man when he was paraded by the club at halftime during Sunday’s pre-season friendly encounter with Inter Milan at Stamford Bridge.
The signing of Pedro Neto has increased Chelsea’s summer signings to 10. Chelsea has added players like Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Omari Kellyman, Filip Jorgensen, Aaron Anselmino, Caleb Wiley, Renato Veiga, Tosin Adarabioyo, and Marc Guiu to their team for the upcoming league campaign.
It is also understood that Palmeiras teenage sensation Estevao Willian has agreed to a deal, but he will only arrive next summer.
The Stamford Bridge club is also poised to sign striker Samu Omorodion from Atletico Madrid in a reported £34.5m deal, while midfield sensation Conor Gallagher is expected to move in the opposite direction for a fee believed to be worth £36m. Celtic midfielder Matt O’Riley has also been penned down as a potential replacement for Conor Gallagher.
With the Blues blessed with one-on-one dribblers like Mudryk, Madueke, and Raheem Sterling, Chelsea looks like a team capable of breaking down defense lines at will come next season. All of these wingers are capable of complementing the aggressive style of play Chelsea boss Maresca desires.
He earned 10 caps for the Portuguese National team and they named him in their Euro 2024 squad. Premier League teams have until August 30 at 11 pm UK time to complete this year’s summer transfer as the Premier League has brought forward transfer deadline day to align with the other top European leagues.
The Premier League decided following talks with league bodies in Germany, France, Spain, and Italy.
