{"id":12663,"date":"2026-05-26T13:50:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12663"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:50:34","slug":"insider-reports-on-why-barca-insider-is-talking-about-joao-pedro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12663","title":{"rendered":"Insider reports on why Barca insider is talking about Joao Pedro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Joao Pedro wants a move to Barcelona and the club want him too. This could start to get difficult for Chelsea.<\/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>Our writer Simon Phillips has been looking at some of the information coming in from Spain about Barcelona\u2019s interest in Joao Pedro, and he comes to the same conclusions as most of us.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips concludes that the constant pressure from Spanish media \u2013 the latest from Barca superfan Gerard Romero, must be getting encouragement from somewhere. Presumably it\u2019s coming from JP, who Phillips says \u201cwants the move.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea not listening to offers for JP \u2013 yet<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe problem for Pedro is that he is tied to Chelsea on a long contract, and Chelsea are not listening to any offers for him right now,\u201d Phillips writes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the fact that even Barcelona insider Gerard Romero is now speaking on Pedro to Barcelona, and Barca have officials in London right now meeting with Pedro\u2019s people and trying to force a move, tells me that EVERYONE wants this move other than Chelsea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no immediate need for us to sell, but one feels that Barca and JP are only going to crank up the pressure.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has claimed that he would score more goals today were he playing \u2013 and we agree, frankly.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve not heard much about Estevao\u2019s hamstring injury in recent weeks, but in Brazil they\u2019re starting to get a timeline for the winger\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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