Overview
- Reports on Saturday and Sunday say Chelsea has reached a verbal agreement to extend João Pedro’s contract to June 2033 with higher pay, and that bids above €100 million were turned away.
- Multiple outlets report the club has classified Pedro as 'not for sale' and rejected approaches from top teams including Barcelona and Arsenal.
- Pedro’s valuation is driven by his breakout 2025/26 season of roughly 23 goals and nine assists and a nine-minute hat-trick in a July 28 pre-season friendly.
- Journalists including Fabrizio Romano and Nicolo Schira describe the extension as agreed in principle but note that formal paperwork or an official club confirmation is the remaining step.
- Keeping Pedro fits Chelsea’s sporting plan under new coach Xabi Alonso by securing a proven scorer now and forcing interested clubs to pursue alternative targets, while giving the player greater contract security and pay.