{"id":18531,"date":"2026-07-18T13:55:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18531"},"modified":"2026-07-18T13:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:55:52","slug":"chelsea-shut-down-barcelona-plan-with-untouchable-transfer-call-read-chelsea-f-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18531","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea shut down Barcelona plan with untouchable transfer call &#8211; Read Chelsea F.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chelsea have made clear that Jo\u00e3o Pedro will not be sold after the striker was linked with a move to Barcelona as an alternative to Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barcelona continue to prioritise \u00c1lvarez, but Atl\u00e9tico Madrid have shown no willingness to sanction the Argentina international\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports in Spain subsequently placed Pedro among the possible alternatives being considered by sporting director Deco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Fabrizio Romano has reported that Chelsea have no intention of discussing a transfer. The Blues view the Brazilian as a crucial part of Xabi Alonso\u2019s plans, regardless of the size of any possible offer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deco has admired Pedro since his time at Brighton, but Chelsea\u2019s position leaves little prospect of negotiations opening this summer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 Understand Chelsea have been very clear with Barcelona: no intention at all to negotiate, discuss or talk about Jo\u00e3o Pedro.#CFC see Jo\u00e3o as key part of project, it\u2019s not about bid\/value. No intention to sell at all.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea consider Jo\u00e3o untouchable. \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1CtKaY2B0A\">pic.twitter.com\/1CtKaY2B0A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 27, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jo\u00e3o Pedro central to Chelsea&#8217;s plans<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pedro established himself as one of Chelsea\u2019s most important attackers during his first season at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 24-year-old scored 20 goals across all competitions and provided Alonso with an option capable of playing as a central striker or behind another forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Chelsea previously reported that Barcelona\u2019s interest was genuine, but the Blues had no plans to approve his departure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea have added Emmanuel Emegha to an attacking group which also includes Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson. Pedro is still expected to occupy a central role as Alonso reshapes the squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barcelona president Joan Laporta has admitted the club may pursue alternatives if an agreement for \u00c1lvarez remains impossible. Pedro\u2019s versatility and previous links with Deco made him an obvious name to emerge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea\u2019s refusal to negotiate removes him as a realistic option. Barcelona must now convince Atl\u00e9tico to soften their position or direct their search elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have made clear that Jo\u00e3o Pedro will not be sold after the striker was&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}