Chelsea: Pedro Neto transfer stance revealed as Enzo Maresca eyes Man City reunion

Chelsea would demand a big fee for Pedro Neto if they were to consider a sale this summer.That remains the case, despite interest from Manchester City - now managed by former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca — and links to Tottenham and Liverpool, plus clubs in Saudi Arabia.Sources close to Chelsea have described Neto as “highly, highly valued” and pointed to the inflated nature of fees in the current transfer market involving wingers to indicate that Neto would not be sold unless a very significant offer was made.Standard Sport also reported last month that Chelsea had not held serious talks with any clubs this summer over Neto.Sources at both clubs have denied that Tottenham made an enquiry about Neto’s availability earlier in the window.Chelsea remain in talks with Championship club Portsmouth over a loan agreement for highly-rated Blues youngster Ryan Kavuma-McQueen.Chelsea’s list of incomings in this window so far includes Morgan Rogers in a club-record £117m move from Villa, plus Lacroix, Welbeck, Jordan Henderson, Valentin Barco and right-back Marco Palestra, in addition to pre-agreed signings such as Emmanuel Emegha, Geovany Quenda and Dastan Satpayev.Read More