{"id":11384,"date":"2026-05-21T03:35:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11384"},"modified":"2026-05-21T03:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:35:54","slug":"exclusive-claims-that-chelsea-star-has-asked-for-e100m-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11384","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive claims that Chelsea star has asked for \u20ac100m transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Joao Pedro is being linked with Barcelona \u2013 and will apparently make it clear to Chelsea that he wants to join them.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Spanish football gossip show El Chiringuito last night had an exclusive report that Chelsea striker Joao Pedro was going to tell the club that he wants to leave and join Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>The forward has been linked with the Spanish side a lot recently as a potential replacement for Robert Lewandowski. Speaking to him will be one of Xabi Alonso\u2019s first duties as the new manager.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udca3 &#8220;JOAO PEDRO WILL TALK to XABI ALONSO to tell him that HE WANTS TO LEAVE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb0\ud83d\udcb0 &#8220;Bar\u00e7a can spend 100 million on a forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2139\ufe0f Information <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/10JoseAlvarez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@10JoseAlvarez<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChiringuitoBarcelona?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChiringuitoBarcelona<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SwBxIChMM7\">pic.twitter.com\/SwBxIChMM7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elchiringuitotv\/status\/2057236603639111934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Chelsea could face pressure over top striker already<\/h2>\n<p>El Chiringuito is a joke of a programme and they often put out quite clearly made up stuff \u2013 but there\u2019s also no doubt that they have people with good contacts at Real Madrid and Barcelona, and are happy to speak for them when the clubs want news out there.<\/p>\n<p>We still have our doubts that Barcelona would be able to make a \u20ac100m bid for anyone, but they have have surprised us before with their transfers, and are about to lose one of their top earners \u2013 a striker. 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