Joao Pedro has big boots to fill after the £60 million ($82m) signing's Chelsea shirt number was revealed.
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Pedro's Chelsea number revealedSigned for £60mHas big boots to fillFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Pedro will wear the number 20 shirt at Chelsea, the number Cole Palmer wore in his first two seasons for the Blues before switching to the No.10 this summer. It means Pedro has quite a billing to live up to.
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Pedro has signed with the Stamford Bridge club for a £60m fee, adding to the embarrassment of riches they have to pick from in forward areas. Liam Delap has made a solid start to life at the club in the Club World Cup, while Pedro Neto, Noni Madueke, Palmer and others currently lay claim to the attacking spots in Enzo Maresca's side.
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Pedro has joined his new team-mates in the USA already and could make his debut in the quarter-final of the competition against Palmeiras on Saturday.
WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?
Chelsea will play the winner of Fluminense and Al-Hilal in the semi-final if they get past Saturday's tie, and could play in the final on July 13 in East Rutherford.