Barcelona are allegedly interested in signing Chelsea forward Joao Pedro after an impressive season in the Premier League.
Pedro is currently Chelsea’s top scorer in the English top flight, netting 14 goals in 31 appearances.
For as good as he has been, though, former Blue Scott Minto has warned Chelsea about solely relying on Pedro.
Joao Pedro is the BEST signing of the Todd Boehly era 💵
At £60m, he seems to be a bit of a bargain!
Joao Pedro not planning on Chelsea exit despite Barcelona interest
According to journalist Simon Phillips, who has shared some information about Pedro on Si Phillips Talks Chelsea, Barcelona’s sporting director Deco has made calls to the player’s agent.
However, there does not appear to be any reason for Chelsea supporters to panic just yet.
Phillips has also claimed that Pedro has not indicated that he wants to leave Stamford Bridge, which makes sense.
The 24-year-old only arrived there last summer and is enjoying life in blue. He is Chelsea’s first-choice striker and has already won the Club World Cup trophy with them.
While Pedro joined Chelsea in 2025, Joao Felix left the club. Felix recently reached double figures for goals and assists so is having a very productive time in Saudi Arabia.
Joao Pedro’s stats compared to Robert Lewandowski’s
If Pedro does join Barcelona this summer, which seems highly unlikely, Robert Lewandowski is the man he could end up replacing.
Robert Lewandowski plays during the match between FC Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano
Photo by Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Lewandowski is out of contract at the end of the season, explaining why the Catalan club are looking at other strikers.
Pedro has scored more goals than the Poland international this term, but the latter has played significantly fewer minutes.
As per Transfermarkt, Pedro has scored 18 goals after playing 3,106 minutes of football. As for Lewandowski, he has netted 16 after spending 1,950 minutes on the pitch.
In terms of actual games, Pedro has made 43 appearances, while Lewandowski has made 37. Clearly, the £60m Brazilian is not as clinical as Lewandowski, but few No.9s are. Nevertheless, he could be a good replacement for the former Bayern Munich star if Barcelona go on to lose their centre-forward.
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