Pedro is ‘definitely’ leaving Chelsea this summer and fellow winger Willian could well follow suit, according to former Blues star Pat Nevin.
Spain international Pedro has made more than 200 appearances for Chelsea since signing from Barcelona in 2015, helping the Blues win the Premier League, Europa League and FA Cup.
The 32-year-old only started eight Premier League matches before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic and Nevin says he ‘understands’ Pedro is on his way out.
The former Chelsea winger has also tipped Brazilian star Willian to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season but says Frank Lampard can cope with their exits.
Nevin told West London Sport: ‘Pedro is definitely going as far as I understand.
‘There is a question mark with Willian but will it be something that Chelsea fans will be overly worrying about? No.
‘Christian Pulisic is coming on, Callum Hudson-Odoi is there and they won’t always play with wingers anyway because Frank plays with a 4-3-3.’
Nevin has also backed his former club to cope well with the fall-out from the coronavirus crisis, adding: ‘I have a suspicion and a feeling that Chelsea will be OK.
‘Financially they will not be too bad. If you talk about the young players, they will grow and that’s fantastic.
‘There might be something in the economics that makes it difficult to bring players in.
‘But if they can’t buy any players then they can just carry on.
‘Some clubs will have to have fire sales that you wouldn’t believe. Some clubs will be able to deal with it well and be in an amazing position. Some clubs could be in danger of folding.
‘You look at some of the clubs living on debt and you stick another massive amount of debt on top of that, which is what they are going to get, and the fundamentals are in a bad way for a lot of clubs right now.’
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