Chelsea have completed the signing of Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Pedro Neto. The West London team paid €60 million to bring the injury-prone midfielder to Stamford Bridge.
In previous seasons, Chelsea had two of their bids rejected by Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, Chelsea were persistent in bringing the player to Stamford Bridge.
The signing of Pedro Neto has taken Chelsea spending to £200 million in the current transfer window. They are set to finalize a deal with Atletico Madrid over the signing of Samu Omorodion.
The 24-year-old Portuguese star battled with long-term injuries last season. Even though the injuries prevented him from being consistent, Neto was regarded as the best Wolves player.
Neto’s beautiful performance last season earned him a call-up to the Portugal national team for Euro 2024 in Germany.
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary O’Neil has been keen on holding on to his best players ahead of the Premier League opener against Arsenal on August 17, 2024. But that has proven to be very difficult.
The player departure from Wolves will pave way for more transfer targets as they are looking forward to staying in the Premier League for another season.
Pedro Neto Stats
The Portuguese star made 156 appearances, scoring 17 goals and creating 25 assists in all club competitions. He has received 22 yellow cards and zero cards so far in his career.
Out of the 17 goals scored, 14 were for Wolverhampton Wanderers, one for Lazio U19, one for Braga, and one for Wolverhampton Wanderers U21.
He made his international debut for the Portugal national team on November 11, 2020. Pedro proceeded to score a goal in 10 appearances for the country.
How much did Pedro Neto cost the wolves?
The Wolverhampton Wanderers side signed the Portuguese star from Braga for a transfer fee worth £19 million.
How old is Pedro Neto?
He was born on March 9, 2000, in the city of Viana de Castelo, Portugal. Neto is currently 24 years old, with a height of 5 feet and 8 inches.
Pedro Neto Injury History
In the 2017/18 season, the midfielder suffered a knock and was out for 25 days, missing nine matches in all club competitions.
The Portuguese star was out for 14 days, missing five matches in all competitions in the 2018–19 season because of a knock.
In the 2019–20 season, Neto was out of on-field action for 35 days after he suffered three different injuries.
He missed 10 matches in all competitions. In the 2020–21 season, the superstar was out for 297 days after he suffered a knee injury.
The Portuguese star missed 52 matches in all club competitions.
In the last two seasons, Neto suffered an ankle injury and was out for 127 days, missing 27 games in all competitions.
In the 2023–24 season, he had a hamstring injury and was out for 125 days, missing 23 matches.
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