Chelsea news: Pedro Neto makes Benfica comparison amid Blues' poor form

Pedro Neto has compared representing Chelsea to the scrutiny that each subordinate receives astatine Benfica.

The Portugal planetary is nearing the extremity of his 2nd play astatine Stamford Bridge having made a £54m transportation from Wolverhampton Wanderers successful the summertime of 2024.

In what was his 100th quality for the nine connected Sunday, Neto supplied the assistance for Enzo Fernandez's winning extremity successful a 1-0 triumph implicit Leeds United successful the FA Cup semi-finals.

Neto has present contributed 19 goals and 17 assists for the Blues successful each competitions, albeit conscionable 16 of those coming successful the Premier League.

Amid the club's signifier and his ain indiscipline and petulance this campaign, the 26-year-old has faced justified criticism.

Neto makes Chelsea, Benfica comparison

Speaking successful an interrogation with DAZN, Neto was quizzed connected the pressures that travel with representing Chelsea, and which Portuguese nine that helium would comparison them to.

In response, the attacker felt that Benfica ticked that box, saying: "It’s a hard question. Chelsea is simply a nine of large magnitude and it’s hard to comparison it to 1 successful Portugal.

"In my opinion, Chelsea is simply a squad that, successful atrocious moments, is talked astir a lot. So I would accidental that, successful Portugal, possibly Benfica has that dimension.”

"When things are not going well, it’s astir apt the astir talked-about nine too. So if I had to comparison it, it would beryllium Benfica."

Will Neto beryllium a semipermanent subordinate of Chelsea squad?

As highlighted above, Neto has 36 extremity involvements for Chelsea, but little than fractional person travel successful the Premier League.

For a subordinate who outgo £54m, a instrumentality of 9 goals and 10 assists from 67 appearances successful England's apical formation is beneath what would person been expected erstwhile helium arrived from Wolves.

Although determination person been moments of genius and his explosive gait is simply a large plus, his extremity instrumentality and decision-making indispensable amended to stay arsenic a first-team pick.

With 5 years remaining connected his contract, however, Neto is improbable to permission Stamford Bridge successful the adjacent future.