Gary Lineker has just compared a Chelsea player with Arsenal’s Kai Havertz | OneFootball

Former England striker Gary Lineker has just compared Chelsea’s Joao Pedro with Arsenal striker Kai Havertz.

Lineker has been reviewing the latest round of Premier League games on his Podcast this morning, and he has looked at what he believes to be some clear comparisons with Pedro and former Blues man, Kai Havertz.

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I am sure this is going to split opinions and also, many Chelsea fans will be left wondering whether it’s a good or a bad thing that one of our strikers is being compared with Havertz, because many Blues fans never even rated him when he was here!

Lineker on Pedro

Joao Pedro looks on against Burnley. (Photo by Jasper Wax/Getty Images)

‘Another goal for Joao Pedro at the weekend so let’s talk about signed strikers in the Premier League,’ Lineker said on The Rest is Football podcast.

‘Isak, Ekitike, Pedro, Gyokeres and Sesko were the big ones weren’t they last summer. Ekitike has done really well and similar numbers but Pedro has perhaps gone slightly under the radar in terms of how well he’s done.

‘I think he’s a very good footballer, he’s technically very gifted. I think he’s a really good player, he does remind me a little bit of Kai Havertz.

‘They’re similar type of players, both very technically gifted and they both almost glide around the pitch. I think he’s a really good player.’

In other news today..

Chelsea are apparently looking to replace goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in the summer transfer window, with links coming in now with a new Premier League goalkeeper.

Pedro Neto got an assist at the weekend, but Chelsea’s attack in general disappointed as they failed to capitalise more on their periods of dominance against Burnley.

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