Barcelona are being linked with a Chelsea player who has done really well in his first season at the club.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 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 Spanish rumour site Fichajes is claiming that Barcelona are keen on Joao Pedro, the Chelsea striker who has been one of very few transfer successes for the Blues in recent years.<\/p>\n The Catalan club are watching the former Brighton man, who has 25 goal contributions in his debut season for the Blues.<\/p>\n Robert Lewandowski is almost at the end, and Hansi Flick\u2019s team need to try and find a long term replacement for the legendary target man. Joao Pedro has that same blend of technicality and physicality, and could enhance his status further with a strong World Cup for Brazil.<\/p>\n This deal makes some sense \u2013 we can see JP being the sort of player Barcelona would like a lot. But they don\u2019t have the finances to pay the \u00a380m or more that Chelsea would surely be demanding right now.<\/p>\n The only way this happens is further down the line, when the Brazilian\u2019s value has come further into Barca\u2019s reach, and if Chelsea become desperate to sell for financial reasons.<\/p>\n This summer? No chance.<\/p>\n Antonio Conte has been linked with a return to Chelsea, but we can\u2019t see it happening any time soon.<\/p>\n The return of Levi Colwill to competitive action was a major positive from this weekend, and a Chelsea legend was there to watch it.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\nChelsea unlikely to sanction major transfer for summer success<\/h2>\n
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