Joao Pedro will have some big shoes that you can learn when learning his Chelsea shirt number.
Pedro’s transfer, which is said to be in the region of 60 million GBP from the Premier League team, was completed on Wednesday and the Brazilian was signed in time to see in the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Palmeiras.
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The striker supports a Chelsea attack that already includes colleagues in Liam Delap, Nicolas Jackson, Pedro Neto and Christopher Nkunku, and has already trained with his new teammates in America.
Now Pedro has been preserved the No. 20 shirt on the Stamford Bridge. This squad number had only been free for a short time when Cole Palmer was promoted to No. 10 in front of the World Cup.
While he was wearing No. 20, Palmer scored 40 goals and achieved 29 templates in 94 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions.
The former shirt of No. 20 in Chelsea include Glenn Hoddle, Jody Morris, Paulo Ferreira, Deco, Alex, Victor Moses and Callum Hudson -odoi.
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Pedro spoke about his move to Chelsea and raised his wish to win silver.
“If you join Chelsea, you can only think of one thing: win trophies,” he said. “You have to think in every competition” I play for Chelsea and that is my ambition “.
“I have to be more ready, because if we lose a game, it is done, we are more out of the tournament.
“So in the days I have, I have to prepare and be ready to help the team.”
Pedro was able to give his Chelsea debut so early this weekend when the blues in Philadelphia face Palmeiras. The victory over the Brazilian side will set up a semi-final showdown against Fluminense or Al-Hilal next Tuesday.