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Chelsea are not willing to sell Joao Pedro to Barcelona in the summer transfer window, according to a report.<\/p>\n
Jo\u00e3o Pedro<\/strong> is one of the strikers that Barcelona are looking to sign this summer.<\/p>\n With Robert Lewandowski leaving at the end of the season, Barcelona manager Hansi Flick and sporting director Deco believe that Chelsea<\/strong> striker Joao Pedro would be a suitable replacement.<\/p>\n Deco has already met Joao Pedro\u2019s representatives in London<\/strong>but the message he has received has not been particularly great.<\/p>\n According to Sports World<\/em>the Brazil international striker\u2019s agents have told Barcelona that Chelsea are not willing to sell the 24-year-old in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n That is the same message that Julian Alvarez\u2019s agents have conveyed to Barcelona<\/strong> about a potential move for the Atletico Madrid and Argentina international striker.<\/p>\n READ: Harry Maguire responds to Marcus Rashford after England call-up and brutal Man Utd snub<\/strong><\/p>\n While acknowledging that signing England international striker Harry Kane from Bayern Munich would be very difficult, the report stated: \u2018Barcelona\u2019s highest hopes lie with\u00a0Julian\u00a0Alvarez\u00a0and\u00a0Joao Pedro.<\/p>\n \u2018However, club sources admit they currently have no indication that\u00a0Atletico Madrid\u00a0or\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0are looking to sell.<\/p>\n \u2018No offers have been made to either club for these players, but the club has received information from the players\u2019 representatives.\u2019<\/p>\n The report added: \u2018In the case of\u00a0Joao Pedro, Barca\u00a0have also made inquiries and let him know they are interested.<\/p>\n \u2018It could be said that he wasn\u2019t the initial priority in the post-Lewandowski planning, but the difficulties with Julian have brought him into the spotlight, although\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0are not at all open to selling at the moment.\u2019<\/p>\n READ MORE: Chelsea \u2018serious\u2019 about signing \u2018phenomenal\u2019 English midfielder as Enzo Fernandez \u2018replacement\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano also said this week that Chelsea have no intension whatever to sell Joao Pedro<\/strong> in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n Romano said about Joao Pedro on his YouTube channel<\/em> on Monday evening: \u201cWhat I can tell you guys is that, despite the meeting, despite the contacts, because there is no doubt, and it\u2019s reality that Barcelona are having contacts with people close to Joao Pedro, because Barcelona like the player, because Barcelona love the player, and because Barcelona understand that the Julian Alvarez situation is completely blocked.\u201d<\/p>\n The Italian journalist added: \u201cSo, at the moment, the understanding is that, yes, Barcelona like Joao Pedro and had some conversations with those close to Joao Pedro is true, but at the moment, Chelsea position is very clear.<\/p>\n \u201cThey want Joao Pedro to be an important part of the squad, not just for present as he is, but also for future.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd they want Joao Pedro to be a crucial part of the squad, also under Xabi Alonso.<\/p>\n \u201cChelsea believe that Joao Pedro can be fantastic under Xabi Alonso, as he was already this season in a complicated season.<\/p>\n \u201cThey can imagine Joao can do even better with Xabi Alonso, and so that\u2019s Chelsea position.<\/p>\n \u201cThey absolutely want Joao Pedro to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Xabi Alonso demands two Real Madrid stars at Chelsea \u2013 but only one wants to join<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nChelsea will not sell Joao Pedro to Barcelona<\/strong><\/h2>\n