After a two-year break, Chelsea are back on the south coast to seal a £60 million deal for Joao Pedro, a forward whose metrics suggest he is one of the most astute attackers in the league. Yet despite this loss of talent and leadership, Brighton have not stumbled.

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”.

(Reuters) -Chelsea have agreed a deal worth 60 million pounds ($82.27 million) to sign Brighton & Hove Albion forward Joao Pedro, British media outlets reported on Sunday. The BBC and Sky Sports reported Pedro was set to sign a seven-year contract.