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| Pedro Netu, who is likely to move to Chelsea from Wolverhampton for £54 million. Photo = Romano SNS |
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Chelsea is completing the recruitment of Pedro Netu, who had received Tottenham's attention.
The BBC said on the 9th (Korea time) 'Chelsea agreed to a contract worth about 54 million pounds (about 94.1 billion won) with Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Netu. Netu will undergo a medical test to finalise his move to Chelsea. Chelsea will spend over 200 million pounds (about 348.5 billion won) this summer alone, it reported.
In addition 'Chelsea agreed with Wolverhampton after the offer was rejected twice. The initial transfer fee was 51.3 million pounds (about 89.4 billion won), and 2.6 million pounds (about 4.5 billion won) were included in the bonus clause. If the move is completed, Netu explained it would be the club's highest ever release, surpassing the 47 million pounds (about W81.9 billion) recorded when Hoobeng Neves moved to Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal last summer.
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| Pedro Netu, who is likely to move to Chelsea from Wolverhampton for £54 million. |
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Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European transfer market, also said on his personal social media that `Netu is going to Chelsea. Netu's agent Jorge Mendes even reached an agreement with Chelsea. Chelsea have a medical test for NetuHe added 'HERE WE GO' which is attached only when the transfer is made.
Netu, a young winger born in 2000, is a promising player who grew up with high expectations from a young age. He grew up step by step in the prestigious SC Braga in Portugal and joined the first team, but failed to play an active role. He moved to Italy's Serie A stage and left for SS Lazio on loan, but Netu didn't see the light there either.
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| Pedro Netu, who is likely to move to Chelsea from Wolverhampton for £54 million. |
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At that time, Wolverhampton was the club that reached out to Netu. Wolverhampton brought in Netu, who has shown little performance in the first team stage ahead of the 2019-2020 season. It has decided to invest 15.4 million pounds (about 26.8 billion won) in a player who has scored two goals and one assist in only 13 games in the previous three seasons.
Wolverhampton was right to judge that Netu's potential would work in the English Premier League (EPL). Netu has established himself as Wolverhampton's main winger upon transfer. In his first season in the EPL, Netu was recognized as Wolverhampton's present and future, scoring five goals and five assists in 44 games.
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| Pedro Netu, who is likely to move to Chelsea from Wolverhampton for £54 million. |
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Netu performed better in the 2020-2021 season. He achieved his personal career high by scoring five goals and six assists in 35 official matches. At this time, he went out to take Netu from Arsenal, but failed to reach an agreement in the negotiations. Big clubs' interest in Netu began to grow.
But from then on, Netu began to suffer from injuries. In the 2021-2022 season, my knee continued to be bad, so I only returned in February 2022. Netu's destructive power back from a long-term injury was different than before. His performance was so poor that there were no games played full-time.
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| Pedro Netu, who is likely to move to Chelsea from Wolverhampton for £54 million. |
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Injuries were also a problem in the 2022-2023 season. At the beginning of the season, he tried to regain his past appearance by gradually increasing his travel time, but he had to take four months off due to an ankle injury. It was a netu back in the middle and second half of the season, but it hardly helped the team. Wolverhampton's ace has lost two consecutive seasons due to injury.
There were many expectations that Netu would not grow any more, but it succeeded in reviving the 2023-2024 season. Despite not playing a normal season due to two hamstring injuries, Netu scored three goals and 11 assists in 24 games, achieving another offensive point career high. He showed that he's a good player,
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| Pedro Netu, who is likely to move to Chelsea from Wolverhampton for £54 million. |
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As a result, Netu reconnected with the big club. Tottenham, which aims to reinforce its offense this season, sought to recruit Netu. In July, a Romano reporter said, "Tottenham is in regular contact with Netu agents. In the case of Netu, it will depend on the transfer fee. Tottenham are willing to try again to bring in Netu but he has had plenty of injuries. So it's only possible in normal situations. This is why Wolverhampton has the right to decide."
Tottenham, however, were reluctant to pay a lot of money to sign Netu, who has struggled with injuries for three consecutive seasons. In order to bring Netu, there were many burdens because he had to break the club's highest transfer fee ever.
The transfer was quickly made as Chelsea sent a clear offer to Wolverhampton when Tottenham hesitated to recruit Netu. As long as there is no problem with the medical test, Netu will wear the Chelsea jersey.
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| Pedro Netu, who is likely to move to Chelsea from Wolverhampton for £54 million. |
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Netu is basically a fast winger. Netu, whose main weapon is 'chidal (hit and run)', is so fast that most defenders cannot catch up when he starts to accelerate. He has excellent ability to break down the side defense through a straight dribble breakthrough.
It also has multiplicity that can digest both left and right sides. When running on the left, he runs on the sideline and raises the cross mainly, and when running on the right, he folds into the center and makes a shooting angle. His left foot kick is also very good, so he is good at both shooting and crossing.
If Netu is not sick, he is expected to play well at Chelsea, but if his body temperament continues as it is, he will never be able to pay for the money.
rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
