“In that category now” – Liam Rosenior makes major Joao Pedro claim after Aston Villa hat-trick

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·7 Maret 2026

“In that category now” – Liam Rosenior makes major Joao Pedro claim after Aston Villa hat-trick

Liam Rosenior has claimed Joao Pedro is now in the same category as Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane.

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Pedro joined Chelsea last summer in a deal worth up to £60m, and is arguably in the conversation for signing of the season.

The 24-year-old scored a hat-trick against Aston Villa on Wednesday to take his tally to 14 league goals, and there’s still nine games remaining.

Liam Rosenior wouldn’t swap Joao Pedro for world’s best strikers

Pedro has been in scintillating form since Rosenior arrived at the start of the year, and he’s scored eight goals in his last eight league games.

The Brazilian needs six goals in the final nine games to become the first Chelsea striker since Diego Costa to score 20 goals in a league season.

No player has scored more goals in the league in 2026, and Rosenior confirmed he wouldn’t swap him for Haaland, and believes he’s on the same level as Mbappe and Kane.

“Joao is in that category now,” he said as quoted by The Sun.

“Consistently in the two months that I’ve been here, he’s shown that he is a world-class striker.

“I talk about my players. It’s disrespectful to Erling to compare them. I don’t know him very well, but I do know that from the outside, he’s a magnificent world-class striker too.

“I wouldn’t swap Joao out for anyone in this moment, to be honest.”