{"id":413154,"date":"2025-09-10T12:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/413154\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:47:12","slug":"pat-nevin-argues-chelsea-have-pulled-off-a-better-deal-than-alexander-isak-to-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/413154\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Nevin argues Chelsea have pulled off a better deal than Alexander Isak to Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The recent transfer window was pretty chaotic for Chelsea, both in terms of incomings and outgoings. However, Premier League rivals Liverpool were the story of the summer, breaking the Premier League\u2019s transfer record twice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chelsea were pleased with their transfer activity<\/a> because they feel the current squad is stronger than in the previous season.<\/p>\n

As for Liverpool, they have backed Arne Slot with the ammunition to try and retain the league crown. The Merseyside giants made several impressive signings, including Florian Wirtz for \u00a3116m (BBC<\/a>) from Bayer Leverkusen. In addition, they finally signed Alexander Isak from Newcastle United on deadline day for a mammoth \u00a3125m fee (BBC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"AlexanderPhoto by Serena Taylor\/Newcastle United via Getty ImagesPat Nevin argues Joao Pedro to Chelsea is a better deal than Alexander Isak to Liverpool<\/p>\n

Chelsea also bolstered their forward line in the summer, including with the signing of Joao Pedro<\/a> for \u00a360m (BBC<\/a>) from Brighton. The Brazilian forward has started superbly by scoring five goals in his opening six Blues appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n

According to Pat Nevin<\/a>, Chelsea\u2019s transfer of Pedro is a better deal than Isak to Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Nevin told The Mirror<\/a>: \u201cThe club have brought Joao Pedro in for half the price of Isak. Is Isak really twice the player that Joao Pedro is? I don\u2019t think so. He\u2019s a fabulous player, he\u2019s probably better than Joao Pedro at the moment, but if you\u2019re looking at smart money, then Chelsea have got the better deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PatPhoto by Carl Recine\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Even though Pedro has started in breathtaking form at Stamford Bridge, he\u2019s still trying to prove himself at the highest level. The early signs are that the 23-year-old frontman can do it all, though.<\/p>\n

Daniel Sturridge\u2019s verdict on Chelsea\u2019s Pedro<\/a> is that he\u2019s the most underrated signing of the summer.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Isak, 25, has emerged as one of the Premier League\u2019s elite strikers recently. He scored 54 goals in 86 league appearances for Newcastle, so those numbers could only rise with reigning champions Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\"JoaoPhoto by Marc Atkins\/Getty ImagesJoao Pedro now under extra pressure at Chelsea<\/p>\n

The pressure that Isak will be on at Liverpool from day one will be colossus. It looks like Pedro will be under similar pressure in the months ahead, too.<\/p>\n

Liam Delap is expected to be out until November<\/a> with his hamstring injury, which leaves the door wide open for Brazilian star Pedro to be the main No.9.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen that Pedro, who\u2019s technically very gifted, can shine as a playmaker in a No.10 role. However, we expect to see him leading the line during Delap\u2019s absence as the senior option, where his job will be to score and create goals.<\/p>\n

It will be fascinating to compare Pedro and Isak by the time the 2025\/26 season finishes to see the impacts they have made on their respective new clubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recent transfer window was pretty chaotic for Chelsea, both in terms of incomings and outgoings. However, Premier…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[9261,94,11450,141975,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-413154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-alexander-isak","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-joao-pedro","11":"tag-pat-nevin","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115180080420085861","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}