Chelsea have reached an agreement with Brighton to sign forward Joao Pedro for a fee in excess of £50 million according to the Athletic's Davind Ornstein. The 23-year-old had been heavily linked

The talk around Chelsea’s supposed interest in João Pedro has suddenly become very serious very quickly, with The Athletic reporting today (Sunday) that we have agreed a transfer with Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee “in excess of £50million”.

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Brighton & Hove Albion to sign Joao Pedro. The 23-year-old Brazilian was targeted by Chelsea and Newcastle United but he only wanted to join the west London side.