Chelsea have no plans whatsoever to sell Joao Pedro to Barcelona in the summer transfer window, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano.<\/p>\n
Pedro<\/a> joined Chelsea from Brighton in the summer of 2025 for a transfer fee of \u00a360million.<\/p>\n The Brazil international has been a star for Chelsea<\/a>, scoring 20 goals and giving nine assists in 47 matches in all competitions this season.<\/p>\n Pedro is under contract at Chelsea until the summer of 2033, but that has not stopped Barcelona<\/a> from taking a shine to him.<\/p>\n Barcelona are on the hunt for a new striker, with Robert Lewandowski set to leave the Catalan giants at the end of the season.<\/p>\n However, according to Italian transfer journalist Romano<\/a>, Chelsea owners BlueCo will not sell Pedro, although he has confirmed that Barcelona sporting director Deco is a big fan of the 24-year-old striker.<\/p>\n READ: Carragher rips into \u2018broken\u2019 Chelsea as \u2018lazy\u2019 culprit \u2018sums up\u2019 Blues in crisis<\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea will not sell Joao Pedro to Barcelona<\/p>\n Romano said about Pedro and Barcelona on his YouTube channel<\/a>: \u201cMany questions on Joao Pedro being the alternative to Julian Alvarez for Barcelona in the attacking positions.<\/p>\n \u201cGuys, the reality on Joao Pedro from what I understand, Joao Pedro is, for sure, a player super appreciated by Barcelona, is a player that Deco, Barcelona director, was monitoring even before he joined Chelsea.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Deco, he was a super-appreciated player already at Brighton.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, for sure, Joao Pedro is a player really, really liked at Barcelona, but it\u2019s obvious, I would say, to like a player like Joao Pedro.<\/p>\n \u201cWho doesn\u2019t like Joao Pedro? He\u2019s a fantastic striker, but, at the same time, for Chelsea, he\u2019s an absolutely crucial, crucial player.<\/p>\n