{"id":10776,"date":"2026-05-19T17:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10776"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:37:37","slug":"joao-pedro-dreams-of-joining-barcelona-and-will-push-for-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10776","title":{"rendered":"Joao Pedro dreams of joining Barcelona and will push for move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Chelsea striker Joao Pedro is apparently dreaming of joining Barcelona this summer, according to Spanish reports today.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pedro is currently having to deal with the major disappointment of not making the Brazil World Cup squad as Carlo Ancelotti made some huge decisions last night. Pedro will NOT be going to the World Cup, and apparently this will now drive him on to make his move to Barcelona even more so than before.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Chelsea looking into ambitious move to re-sign former player from PL side!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The issue he has is that Chelsea only signed him last summer, he\u2019s just been named their Player of the Season, and they are not going to be the slightest bit interested in selling him.<\/p>\n<p>If Pedro decides to physically push for the move, things could get interesting. But we will have to see what happens with a story that will not go away and if anything, only gets louder.<\/p>\n<h2>Pedro to Barcelona<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84-900x506.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-159647 has-webp\" alt=\"Joao Pedro against Leeds.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84-900x506.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-84.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/675;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joao Pedro against Leeds. (Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mundo Deportivo in Spain are reporting that <span>Joao Pedro now dreams of Barcelona. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And they go on to state that not making the World Cup is a big reason for him to put the Barcelona jersey on to get him back among the elite. He apparently grew up admiring Ronaldinho, Neymar and knows Raphinha well. The striker will do his part to join Barca.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news today\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s squad should be eager to beat Tottenham tonight and potentially push them to relegation. But will they be? Callum McFarlane believes they will be.<\/p>\n<p>Xabi Alonso has a lot on his plate when he takes over at Chelsea \u2013 including sorting out his toxic\u00a0dressing room. Liam Rosenior reaction says it all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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