Chelsea ‘demand nearly £100MILLION to sell Pedro Neto’ with Man City boss Enzo Maresca keen on transfer reunion

CHELSEA have reportedly told Manchester City to cough up almost £100MILLION for Pedro Neto. SunSport reported earlier this month that City were planning to launch a formal bid for the flying winger. Chelsea want nearly £100m to sign Pedro Neto Credit: Getty Enzo Maresca was Chelsea manager when they signed Neto in 2024 Credit: Getty But Chelsea are said to have made it clear that Neto, 26, will not be sold on the cheap. The hefty price tag set by Chelsea chiefs has been influenced by other wide players on the market, according to the Daily Mail. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Real Madrid paid £120m for Yan Diomande after he scored 12 goals in the Bundesliga last season, and Paris Saint-Germain value Bradley Barcola at well over £100m. Al-Hilal are also interested in Neto, with some reports suggesting an agreement has already been reached on personal terms. Neto scored five goals and set up six more in the Premier League last term, and failed to score in eight Champions League matches. City boss Enzo Maresca was manager of Chelsea when Neto arrived in 2024. And Maresca may need a new wide man at the Etihad if City sell Savinho, with Tottenham long-standing admirers of the Brazilian. Stamford Bridge bosses paid Wolves £54m for Neto and would only sell him this summer for a huge profit. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Chelsea have not been actively looking to sell Neto, who remains a valued member of Xabi Alonso‘s squad. The new Blues head coach experimented with Neto at right wing-back in a pre-season win over Real Sociedad on Saturday. Comment now