Arsenal and Barcelona indicated a willingness to offer more than 100 million euros for the 24-year-old Brazilian international João Pedro. In response, Chelsea immediately made the forward non-transferable. The English club also advanced talks to extend his contract, which previously ran until 2032. João Pedro is now expected to sign a one-year extension in the coming days, which includes a considerable salary increase and will keep him at the club until 2033.
The forward has 8 caps for Brazil and joined Chelsea in July 2025 from Brighton. The fee for this transfer was reported to be between €64 million and €70 million. Recent reports from May 2026 regarding Barcelona's interest cited Chelsea's asking price as between €100 million and €120 million. His current valuation on Transfermarkt is €80.00m.
