One who has signed a new contract. Joao Pedro could have his first game at Chelsea F.C. on July 4, playing against Palmeiras quarter-finals Brazilian Club in the Club World Cup.
£60m Transfer: Pedro Joins Chelsea Training in Miami
The 23-year-old Brazilian attacker joined the Blues from Brighton & Hove Albion for a reported £60 million price on July 2 and immediately began training with Enzo Maresca’s team in Miami.
That is where they have been getting ready for the last eight of the competition in the US. On July 3, they will return to Philadelphia to meet Palmeiras from Sao Paulo.
Pedro’s Chelsea Ambition: “Battle for Every Trophy”
I’m really thrilled to play for Chelsea, to battle for every trophy, every competition, and to compete in the Champions League. Pedro remarked on the clubs website after agreeing to an 8 year contract. We hoped to take home as many awards as we could.
First Trophy Chance in FIFA’s New Tournament
Should Chelsea win all the new and highly profitable competitions of FIFA, there is a possibility that the new signing will get his 1st trophy just in 10 days.
The English Premier League team defeated Palmeiras in the final match of the old Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi in early 2022, even if they no longer have any of their players from that day.
New owners arrived a few months after that win, and Chelsea’s group has gone through major changes since then, with Pedro being the most recent addition.
Pedro’s Brazilian Roots & Palmeiras Knowledge
He knows Palmeiras, the 2020 and 2021 Copa Libertadores champions, because he is from the state of São Paulo.
Pedro also started his professional career at Fluminense, whom they may meet in the Club World Cup semi-finals – the Rio de Janeiro team faces Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal in their last-eight match.
Chelsea’s Path to Quarter-Finals
Chelsea had already encountered Brazilian competition in Philadelphia at this Club World Cup and lost, but a 3-1 setback to Flamengo did not prevent them from going past their group.
The game got delayed due to a big storm but Maresca squad beat Benfica 4-1 in overtime to win and reach quarterfinals in Charlotte.
Pedro now will be wanting to be part of an attack which is already being augmented after securing the signature of Liam Delap, a striker who used to play in Ipswich Town and scored a goal in a 3-0 win that his new club scored over ES Tunis.
Palmeiras’ Rising Star: Estevao Willian
The other new attacker will be acquired once the competition is finished, though young winger Estevao Willian will be manning the opposite lines on July 4 through a match in the city where the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed in 1776.
Coach Abel Ferreira replaced Estevao, who mostly plays on the right wing, early in the second half, before Palmeiras defeated Botafogo in extra time in the last 16.
Paulinho, his substitute, scored the game-winning goal, although he is not expected to start in the quarterfinals due to fitness issues.
That means Estevao, regarded as Brazil’s most promising young prospect, should start for Palmeiras, who, unlike Chelsea, have been practicing in the city where Friday’s game will take place.
Palmeiras’ Philadelphia Preparation with Eagles
They have been using the training facilities of the Philadelphia Eagles who won the Super Bowl recently, and they will be wishing that there will be some spill-over effects of the NFL team in them.
That is what the trainer has been saying since the start of the season, said Palmeiras defender Bruno Fuchs about his team’s quest in the Club World Cup.
We have a dream, and it costs nothing to believe.
Palmeiras is also having a problem in the defense, with centre-back as well as team captain Gustavo Gomez, and the left-back Joaquin Piquerez out.
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