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Joao Pedro has go Chelsea's 4th signing of the summer.
The Brazilian joins the Blues from Brighton & Hove Albion successful a £55million deal, signing an eight-year contract astatine Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea agreed a woody with Brighton to motion the Brighton striker earlier this week, with the Blues officially announcing the transportation connected Wednesday afternoon.
He joins Liam Delap, Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr arsenic caller summertime signings, with Jamie Gittens apt to beryllium confirmed arsenic the 5th signing of the model aboriginal this week.
Speaking successful his archetypal interrogation with the club's authoritative website, Joao Pedro admitted determination was lone 1 happening connected his caput erstwhile joining the Blues - winning trophies.
He said: "I was 1 of the ones to ticker Chelsea they had briliant players successful the past, person briliant players now, it's large club, I deliberation that's whay I chose to articulation Chelsea.
"I grew up watching the Premier League, and Chelsea were a nine that won trophies. So, erstwhile you articulation Chelsea, you tin lone deliberation 1 thing: to triumph trophies.
"Every competition, you person to think, 'I play for Chelsea and that is my ambition'.
He besides revealed which of the Chelsea players helium talked to earlier joining the nine and it was 1 who has lone made 2 appearances for the elder side!
"I was talking with Andrey [Santos] connected Instagram," helium said. "I asked astir the guys, astir the nine and helium said bully things astir the squad truthful it's bully to oin.
"When you articulation 1 nine and you cognize 1 of the players it makes it casual for sure."
Pedro was unveiled to the Chelsea supporters successful Miami and volition alert retired with his caller teammates to Philadelphia to play successful the Club World Cup quarter-final with Palmeiras connected Saturday morning.
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