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Chelsea has announced the signing of Portugal international Pedro Neto from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Announcing the deal in a statement obtained from Chelsea’s website on Sunday, the club said Pedro has signed a seven-year contract and will begin training with his new teammates at Cobham in the coming days.
“I feel really grateful to have joined this club, I have worked really hard in my career to be here and I’m looking forward to getting on the pitch with this shirt,” said the 24-year-old.
He started his career in the youth system of Braga. Pedro’s talent began to shine when he made his first-team debut in May 2017 and scored ina 4-0 victory over Nacional.
Chelsea’s statement further read, “At 17 years, two months and five days, he became the third-youngest scorer in the club’s history.
“A two-year loan move to Italian giants Lazio followed during which he won the Coppa Italia. That switch was made permanent ahead of the 2018/19 campaign, and Pedro completed a transfer to Wolves in August 2019.
“He scored and created a goal on his debut – a 4-0 win over Pyunik in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League – and quickly established himself as a regular in the Wolves attack.
“Pedro went on to make 135 appearances for the club and last season contributed to 11 goals in 20.
“He also established himself as a regular in the Portugal squad during his time at Molineux and has won ten caps, the last of which came during this summer’s European Championship. Welcome to Chelsea, Pedro!.”
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