Liam Rosenior has demanded more from Joao Pedro as the season approaches its conclusion.
Chelsea signed Joao Pedro from Brighton for a deal worth up to £60 million.
Joao Pedro has enjoyed a successful first season with Chelsea.
Liam Rosenior has set higher expectations for Joao Pedro as the season progresses. The Brazilian, signed for up to £60 million from Brighton, has had a successful debut season with the Blues.
āIāve demanding of himā ā Liam Rosenior reveals challenge heās set Joao Pedro
Liam Rosenior has explained why heās demanding more from Joao Pedro between now and the end of the season.
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The Blues signed Pedro last summer from Brighton in a deal worth up to £60m, and the Brazilian has enjoyed a successful first season.
Pedro has scored 19 goals in all competitions, with 14 of those coming in the Premier League, and heās made the number nine position his own.
The Brazil international is arguably the only player to show significant improvement since Rosenior arrived in Janaury.
Rosenior admitted he wouldnāt swap Pedro for any striker in world football, and heās looking to become the first Chelsea striker since Costa to score 20 league goals in a season.
Pedro believes heās having one of the best seasons of his life, and Rosenior has explained why heās demanding more from the former Brighton man.
āJoao is someone that everybody knows has got extreme potential, but now heās at an age where he has to go on and fulfil that potential,ā he told Chelseaās website.
āNothing would make me happier than to see him score more goals, help us win the FA Cup and qualify for the Champions League, and wear the number nine shirt for Brazil in the World Cup.
āIāve challenged him. Iām demanding of him. So far, heās taken up that challenge really, really well.ā
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Chelsea have reportedly added Nottingham Forestās Murillo to their shortlistĀ this summer, as they search for a new centre back.
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The Blues have been previously linked with Murillo, and itāll be interesting to see if they make a move, whilst they are also thought to be keeping an eye on BrightonāsĀ Jan Paul van Hecke, but whether they move for either player remains to be seen.
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