Overview
- Chelsea have raised their asking price for Pedro Neto from earlier reported levels around £70m to close to £100m according to multiple reports.
- Saudi side Al-Hilal are reported to have agreed personal terms with Neto but have been linked to an offer around €60m (about £51m), well below Chelsea’s demand.
- Premier League clubs including Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham remain interested but no public bids have matched Chelsea’s revised valuation.
- Neto has continued to feature in pre-season and remains part of Xabi Alonso’s plans, giving Chelsea negotiating leverage to refuse offers they see as inadequate.
- With the transfer window and a later Saudi deadline creating time pressure, the likely outcomes are a high-fee sale to an external buyer or Neto staying at Stamford Bridge if the valuation gap is not closed.