Pedro Neto has passed a medical ahead of a £54m move to Chelsea from Wolves. The deal, which was agreed on Friday, is broken up into an initial £51.4m payment plus £2.
6m in add-ons. Personal terms have already been agreed in principle and Neto will sign a six-year contract plus the option for one more year. Man City and Spurs were also interested in the Wolves winger who is set to be introduced at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with Chelsea hosting Inter in a pre-season friendly.
With three goals and 11 assists, Neto showed some excellent form for Wolves last season, despite suffering two different hamstring issues in an injury-hit campaign which saw him miss three months of action. Trending The Portugal international, who has been capped 10 times by his country and was named in their Euro 2024 squad, is set to join Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Mykhailo Mudryk and Raheem Sterling as wide options ahead of the new season, although Sterling has been linked with Italian side Juventus. Neto is set to become Chelsea's ninth summer signing - with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Filip Jorgensen, Omari Kellyman, Aaron Anselmino, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, Marc Guiu and Tosin Adarabioyo adding to Enzo Maresca's squad for the new season.
Also See: Transfer Centre LIVE! Papers - latest headlines Stream Sky Sports with NOW Download the Sky Sports App The Blues are also set to sign Atletico Madrid striker Samu Omorodion in a £34.5m deal, with midfielder Conor Gallagher set to move in the opposite dir.