{"id":6034,"date":"2026-05-08T16:22:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6034"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:22:37","slug":"joao-pedro-deserves-barcelona-transfer-says-wright-phillips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6034","title":{"rendered":"Joao Pedro deserves Barcelona transfer says Wright-Phillips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joao Pedro is good enough for Barcelona and deserves to be allowed that transfer if possible, according to former Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an extraordinary dig at his former club, Wright-Phillips said he couldn\u2019t blame Pedro for wanting to leave the Blues under this ownership.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian striker has performed superbly in his first season at Stamford Bridge, though it looks like ultimately being a disappointing campaign for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona have been linked with Pedro by ESPN Brasil, as well as by trusted Chelsea news source Simon Phillips on his Substack.<\/p>\n<h2>Joao Pedro backed for Barcelona transfer by former Chelsea player<\/h2>\n<p>Wright-Phillips has now responded to the speculation about Pedro joining Barca, and backed him to get the move due to the failure of this current CFC side.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-gEvEer kGHzwr\" style=\"clear:left;\">\n<div class=\"sc-aXZVg iLuLZl\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI believe it would be fantastic for Joao if he were to go,\u201d Wright-Phillips told Somos Fanaticos, as quoted by the Evening Standard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-gEvEer kGHzwr\" style=\"clear:left;\">\n<div class=\"sc-aXZVg iLuLZl\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, given the way Chelsea has been run, if I were him, I would do everything to complete this transfer.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">preferred source on Google<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>  to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-gEvEer kGHzwr\" style=\"clear:left;\">\n<div class=\"sc-aXZVg iLuLZl\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cPlaying at Camp Nou, alongside Raphinha and (Lamine) Yamal, would be great for him. He would score many goals, since we have already seen what he did in a team that wasn\u2019t as good as this Chelsea team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-gEvEer kGHzwr\" style=\"clear:left;\">\n<div class=\"sc-aXZVg iLuLZl\">\n<p>\u201cIf I were<span> <\/span>Joao Pedro, I would want to play in the<span> <\/span>Champions League, and I can\u2019t see Chelsea qualifying for any European competition. Joao has the level and deserves to be playing in the Champions League.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories \/ <span class=\"topic\">Latest News<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-44.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1658828 lazyload\" alt=\"Alexis Mac Allister celebrates with his Liverpool teammates against Man Utd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-44-190x114.jpg 190w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-44-245x147.jpg 245w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-44-320x193.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-44-414x249.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-44-630x379.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 237px, (min-width:1020px) 190px, (min-width:900px) 280px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:414px) 125px, 30vw\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6-190x114.jpg.webp 190w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6-245x147.jpg.webp 245w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6-320x193.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6-414x249.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6-630x379.jpg.webp 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 237px, (min-width:1020px) 190px, (min-width:900px) 280px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:414px) 125px, 30vw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1643158 has-webp lazyload\" alt=\"Aston Villa breaking news\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6-190x114.jpg 190w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6-245x147.jpg 245w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6-320x193.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6-414x249.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-5-6-630x379.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 237px, (min-width:1020px) 190px, (min-width:900px) 280px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:414px) 125px, 30vw\"\/><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-43.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1658824 lazyload\" alt=\"Anthony Gordon and Eddie Howe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-43-190x114.jpg 190w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-43-245x147.jpg 245w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-43-320x193.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-43-414x249.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-43-630x379.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 237px, (min-width:1020px) 190px, (min-width:900px) 280px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:414px) 125px, 30vw\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<h2>Joao Pedro looks ideal for Barcelona<\/h2>\n<p>Barcelona could certainly do with a statement signing up front this summer as the ageing Robert Lewandowski is nearing the end of his contract.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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