After a two-year break, Chelsea are back on the south coast to seal a £60 million deal for Joao Pedro, a forward whose metrics suggest he is one of the most astute attackers in the league. Yet despite this loss of talent and leadership, Brighton have not stumbled.

The talk around Chelsea’s supposed interest in João Pedro has suddenly become very serious very quickly, with The Athletic reporting today (Sunday) that we have agreed a transfer with Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee “in excess of £50million”.

Egan Sports Chosun.COM reporter] Chelsea has virtually completed recruiting Brighton striker João Pedru (23). The transfer fee amounts to up to 60 million pounds (about 103 billion won). Pedru will sign a seven-year contract.