Joao Pedro first words after completing £55m Chelsea transfer

Joao Pedro has become Chelsea's fourth signing of the summer.

The Brazilian joins the Blues from Brighton & Hove Albion in a £55million deal, signing an eight-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea agreed a deal with Brighton to sign the Brighton striker earlier this week, with the Blues officially announcing the transfer on Wednesday afternoon.

He joins Liam Delap, Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr as new summer signings, with Jamie Gittens likely to be confirmed as the fifth signing of the window later this week.

Speaking in his first interview with the club's official website, Joao Pedro admitted there was only one thing on his mind when joining the Blues - winning trophies.

He said: "I was one of the ones to watch Chelsea they had briliant players in the past, have briliant players now, it's big club, I think that's whay I chose to join Chelsea.

"I grew up watching the Premier League, and Chelsea were a club that won trophies. So, when you join Chelsea, you can only think one thing: to win trophies.

"Every competition, you have to think, 'I play for Chelsea and that is my ambition'.

He also revealed which of the Chelsea players he talked to before joining the club and it was one who has only made two appearances for the senior side!

"I was talking with Andrey [Santos] on Instagram," he said. "I asked about the guys, about the club and he said good things about the team so it's good to oin.

"When you join one club and you know one of the players it makes it easy for sure."

Pedro was unveiled to the Chelsea supporters in Miami and will fly out with his new teammates to Philadelphia to play in the Club World Cup quarter-final with Palmeiras on Saturday morning.

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