Chelsea want close to £100million if they are to sell Pedro Neto this summer, sources inside the Stamford Bridge club have told Daily Mail Sport.
Neto, 26, has had several interested suitors in this window from the Premier League and beyond. Saudi side Al Hilal have been heavily linked this week.
It is understood no formal bids have yet landed with Chelsea for their Portuguese international, but they are aware of others’ appreciation.
Chelsea insiders have felt wingers are a commodity this summer after tracking the sales of others, such as Yan Diomande, who joined Real Madrid from RB Leipzig for a fee worth up to £120m. Bradley Barcola of Paris Saint-Germain has also been valued at north of £100m by his club while linked to Liverpool.
Chelsea have not been actively marketing Neto for sale this summer, and Blues sources insist he remains highly appreciated internally. Indeed, that is reflected in their lofty valuation for their winger who signed from Wolves for £54m in 2024.
Chelsea want £100m if Pedro Neto is to leave the club before the transfer window closes
There is still plenty of transfer business to be done ahead of Xabi Alonso’s first season
Neto started in Chelsea’s last friendly at home to Real Sociedad on Saturday. He was used as a right wing back by Xabi Alonso and impressed before being replaced by Estevao after 76 minutes.
Since then, links to Al Hilal have increased, amid reports that personal terms have even been privately struck with the Saudi club. Neto’s representatives have not responded to a request for comment about those claims.
Selling Neto this summer could force Chelsea to look at alternative wing options before the window closes, and they would only have a little more than two weeks to add to their attack if so.
The Blues have been focused on sales after making several signings this summer, including bringing in Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix, Pep Chavarria, Marco Palestra, Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck.
Chelsea sources say they are valuing Liam Delap at £50m to sell permanently, having signed him via his £30m release clause from Ipswich last year. Delap still has admirers, though it remains to be seen how close they would be willing to come to that asking price if they tried to purchase him.
There is also interest in Tosin Adarabioyo from a number of Premier League clubs, and Benfica, managed by Marco Silva, but Chelsea’s asking price is not yet publicly known. Nicolas Jackson is available for around £65m.
