{"id":10088,"date":"2026-05-18T12:35:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10088"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:35:45","slug":"xabi-alonso-could-sell-joao-pedro-to-avoid-past-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10088","title":{"rendered":"Xabi Alonso could sell Joao Pedro to avoid past mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Spanish outlet Diario AS believe that new Chelsea manager could let one of his key players leave the club this summer.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

As we know, Alonso is going to get much more of a say in the transfer market than previous Blues managers have had recently, meaning he will get a say on who they sign and who they sell as well.<\/p>\n

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This gets him much more involved in stories such as the Joao Pedro to Barcelona links. Alonso has not even officially arrived in as Chelsea manager yet, but it has been officially confirmed by the club. So we expect that behind the scenes he will already be involved in the decisions that they are expected to take soon.<\/p>\n

Pedro to Barcelona?<\/h2>\n
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Joao Pedro up top for Chelsea. (Photo by Alex Livesey\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Barcelona have been heavily linked with Pedro for the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s edition of <\/span>AS reports that Barcelona director Deco met with the Brazil international\u2019s agent in London last Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pedro is keen, but apparently any move is difficult due to Chelsea not wanting to sell and the high price they would demand.<\/p>\n

Now apparently, any decision on Pedro will be down to Alonso. In order to avoid the Real Madrid nightmare at Chelsea, AS believe the coach could let Pedro leave as he doesn\u2019t want to have disgruntled players in his squad. Alonso\u00a0 will want everyone pulling in the same direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

In other news today\u2026<\/h2>\n

Xabi Alonso believes the Chelsea squad can be shaped in his image, but a few tweaks will be required according to reports over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chelsea expect to be seriously challenging for the Premier League within three seasons, if not sooner according to reports. Chelsea fans will be demanding it be earlier than three seasons though!<\/span><\/p>\n

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