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Speaker 1: Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement to hand Brazilian forward

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Joe Pedro and improved long term contract following an extraordinary

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breakout debut season at Stamford Bridge. Although the twenty four

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year old striker was already under contract through twenty thirty

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two following his move from Brighton and Hove, Albion Blue

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Co executives moved swiftly to reward his immediate impact with

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upgraded financial terms. The decision also serves to firmly ward

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off concrete interest from European rivals, with Barcelona having closely

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monitored the forward's progress in West London. Chelsea leadership considers

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Jou Pedro completely non transferable and made it clear they

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have no intention of entertaining external proposals. Joel Pedro established

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himself as Chelsea's undisputed first choice center forward during his

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opening year, producing twenty three goals and nine assists in

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fifty three appearances across all competitions. His clinical form has

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carried seamlessly into Zabi Alone. Bonzo's pre season preparations underscored

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by a blistering nine minute hat trick during Chelsea's pre

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season term victory over Western Sydney wanderers. With verbal terms

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finalized between Chelsea board members and Joel Pedro's agency, the

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paperwork is expected to be formally processed and signed in

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the coming days, solidifying his central role in Alonzo's attacking

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project ahead of the new season.