Chelsea star told to do “everything to complete transfer” away amid Champions League failure

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·9 maggio 2026

Chelsea star told to do “everything to complete transfer” away amid Champions League failure

Former Blue Shaun Wright Phillips has urged Joao Pedro to join Barcelona this summer if given the opportunity to do so.

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Chelsea signed Pedro last summer from Brighton in a deal worth up to £60m, and he’s been one of the only success stories at Stamford Bridge this season.

The Brazilian has scored 20 goals in all competitions, with 15 of those coming in the Premier League, including a brilliant bicycle kick in the defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Joao Pedro urged to join Barcelona

Pedro has made the number nine position his own, and has easily fought off competition from the struggling Liam Delap.

The Brazil international is without doubt Chelsea’s player of the season, and his form hasn’t gone unnoticed by other clubs.

Pedro has emerged as a target for Spanish champions Barcelona, although Chelsea’s stance is said to be that he’s not for sale.

However, with the prospect of no Champions League football, Wright Phillips has urged Pedro to join Barcelona if given the opportunity.

“I believe it would be fantastic for Joao if he were to go,” Wright-Phillips said as quoted by The Standard.

“Personally, given the way Chelsea has been run, if I were him, I would do everything to complete this transfer.

“Playing at Camp Nou, alongside Raphinha and [Lamine] Yamal, would be great for him. He would score many goals, since we have already seen what he did in a team that wasn’t as good as this Chelsea team.

“If I were Joao Pedro, I would want to play in the Champions League, and I can’t see Chelsea qualifying for any European competition.

“Joao has the level and deserves to be playing in the Champions League.”

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