Chelsea transfer news: Arsenal and Man City keep 'close eye' on Blues attacker

Chelsea attacker Pedro Neto is reportedly attracting attraction from respective apical Premier League clubs.

The Portuguese winger joined the Blues from Wolverhampton Wanderers successful the summertime of 2024 and has made 106 appearances for the side, scoring 20 goals.

Capable of playing connected some flanks, the 26-year-old has already netted 1 extremity this season, successful Chelsea's 4-3 triumph implicit Brighton & Hove Albion.

The Blues made a trading nett aft selling 17 players this summer, portion different 22 were loaned out, 4 of whom had either sell-on options oregon obligations totalling much than £140m.

The nine acceptable a record by generating much than £500m from subordinate departures, portion outlaying £349m connected 11 signings specified arsenic Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez.

Pedro Neto: Arsenal and Manchester City keen?

Neto was linked with a determination to Liverpool during the summertime window, but the Reds ne'er made immoderate factual effort to motion him.

According to CaughtOffside, Arsenal and Manchester City person kept Neto arsenic 1 of their precedence options for the January window.

However, the Premier League heavyweights could look beardown contention from Saudi Pro League nine Al-Hilal, portion different starring European powerhouses are besides checking connected him.

Neto has a declaration astatine Stamford Bridge until 2031, and Chelsea worth him astatine astir £60m-£68m.

Pedro Neto would beryllium bully signing for Arsenal oregon Man City

The Gunners whitethorn look to motion a caller winger successful January aft selling Gabriel Martinelli during the summertime window, and Neto, with his Premier League experience, could beryllium a useful option.

The North Londoners were heavy linked with a determination for Vinicius Junior, but the Brazilian decided to perpetrate his aboriginal to Real Madrid, portion immoderate imaginable determination for Julian Alvarez besides failed to materialise.

Manchester City signed Enzo Fernandez from the Blues connected deadline time for the British joint-record interest of £125m, and determination could beryllium much concern betwixt the 2 clubs.

The Citizens were heavy linked with a determination for Liverpool's Cody Gakpo, but aft the Dutchman's beardown commencement to the caller season, it is present highly improbable that they volition merchantability him to a nonstop rival.