Chelsea and Newcastle United are battling for the signature of Brighton & Hove Albion ace Joao Pedro. The Blues recently have had a bid rejected for the 23-year-old, with Brighton holding out for a

Newcastle United had made Joao Pedro one of their top summer transfer targets but Chelsea are now growing increasingly confident of winning the race for the Brazil international

Chelsea will work on signing Brighton forward Joao Pedro once Jamie Gittens has joined, while Manchester United are prepared to move for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez when André Onana has departed.