Sources have told ESPN that Chelsea agreed a deal worth a total of £60 million ($82m) with Brighton for the forward's transfer. The 23-year-old has signed an eight-year deal at Stamford Bridge and could make his Chelsea debut in their Club World Cup quarterfinal tie against Palmeiras on Friday.

Chelsea have signed forward Joao Pedro from Brighton & Hove Albion, both Premier League clubs said on Wednesday.

Joao Pedro has only been at Chelsea for a matter of days but the new summer signing is already paying back his €64 million transfer fee after blowing fans away in his first start for the club.The 23-year-old scored both goals in the Club World Cup semi-final win over Fluminense,

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's new £60m striker Joao Pedro has joined from Brighton and Hove Albion after missing the Seagulls' final two games of the season following a training ground bust-up with ex-team-mate Jan ...