Barcelona are interested in Joao Pedro, and we\u2019re getting more and more chatter about the potential deal this week.<\/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 This is a story we expect to see a lot of, especially now that Chelsea are going to miss out on Champions League football.<\/p>\n The Blues are going to be in serious financial difficulty, and will have to sell players. That could include players they actually want to keep \u2013 like Joao Pedro.<\/p>\n Rumours about Barcelona being interested in the Brazilian have been around for a while, but they\u2019ve really gone up a gear in the last few weeks. Catalan paper Sport go in depth today with a long piece about how realistic a deal is.<\/p>\n Barca sporting director Deco has been to watch the forward in person several times, and think he has the qualities to \u201cexplode\u201d at the Camp Nou. He has spoken with members of the Brazilian\u2019s camp, and has even had meetings with them over the last two months.<\/p>\n Barcelona think he would cost between \u20ac80m-100m, making him affordable for them this summer.<\/p>\n JP\u2019s deal was just the sort Chelsea need to be doing more of \u2013 proven Premier League players who can improve the first team right away.<\/p>\n Xavi\u2019s candidacy for the Chelsea job seems over before it really began. He\u2019s been ruled out by Ben Jacobs just hours after he was ruled in by Miguel Delaney.<\/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>\nBarcelona get serious about Chelsea striker<\/h2>\n
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