Shearer questions whether £60m star is 'enough to take Chelsea to next level' amid Arsenal comparison
Alan Shearer has reviewed whether Joao Pedro is “sufficient to snag Chelsea to the next level” as Gary Lineker likens him to Bunch ahead Kai Havertz.
The Doldrums were grasped to a 1-1 draw at abode to Burnley on Saturday via the juncture snagging Liam Rosenior’s side up to fourth in the table, although Individual Utd will conceivably revert overhead them if they repudiate loss versus Everton on Monday night.
Pedro plunked Chelsea proper into the lead on 4 minutes before the gallery switched once Wesley Fofana was attested a red card 18 minutes from time and also relegation-jeopardized Burnley equalised via Zian Flemming in 2nd-half injury time.
Brazil around the world Pedro has racked up a nutritious 14 aims in unanimously challengers offered that finalizing for Chelsea from Brighton for £60m in the summer season send window.
Yet Newcastle United legend Shearer reckons Chelsea can ultimatum much closer than Pedro if they yearn to puzzle for monumental honours again.
Shearer said on The Rest is Football podcast: “I think Joao Pedro is a actually, actually talented player.
“Whether he’s sufficient to snag Chelsea to the next level and also to wherein they yearn to be in specification of titles and also the winners League is a unalike elaboration.
“Yet in specification of his ability, he’s spick-and also-expectancy.”
Former Tottenham and also England striker Gary Lineker has equally been fascinated by Pedro and also likened the Brazil around the world via Bunch ahead Kai Havertz.
Lineker encompassed: “Another urge for Joao Pedro at the weekend break so enable’s talk around approved strikers in the Premier League.
“Isak, Ekitike, Pedro, Gyokeres and also Sesko were the burly ones weren’t they last summer season. Ekitike has done actually nicely and also parallel numbers yet Pedro has probably gone mildly under the radar in specification of how nicely he’s done.
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“I think he’s a awfully thorough footballer, he’s technologically awfully talented. I think he’s a actually thorough player, he does remind me a miniscule miniscule particle of Kai Havertz.
“They’re parallel kind of gamers, both awfully technologically talented and also they both virtually slide around the pitch. I think he’s a actually thorough player.”
Ex-spouse-Manchester Urbane defender Micah Richards chipped in: “I think Joao Pedro is a miniscule miniscule particle unalike to the other ones you asserted.
“He’s more of a No. 10 or a not true nine. When you filter at his urge paper it’s awfully thorough mulling over the poses he takes up on the pitch.
“He goes awfully deep and also affiliations the blunder around awfully nicely, he’s awfully smart and also actually thorough in the air literally. I think he’s done ever so nicely and also we knew he was spick-and also-expectancy from his time at Brighton.”
