Willian, Pedro agree to extend Chelsea contract until end of season

By our reporter On Jun 23, 2020 0

Willian and Pedro have agreed to remain at Chelsea for the rest of the Premier League season.

The pair are out of contract at the end of this month but have decided to extend their deals for a further month to complete the domestic campaign.

But both wide men will not stay on for the resumption of the Champions League in August.

The Blues are all-but out of Europe, currently 3-0 down from the first leg of their last 16 clash with Bayern Munich.

Pedro, 32, has already agreed a two-year deal to move to Italian club Roma on a free transfer this summer.

The Spanish World Cup winner had been worried about getting injured in the resumption of the Premier League which might scupper the move.

But talks with Chelsea have gone well and he will stay with Frank Lampard’s squad as they battle to seal a top four finish.

Willian, 31, will also leave Stamford Bridge this summer and has been considered as an option for Tottenham.

The Brazilian has been an important part of Chelsea’s plans this season and should figure heavily over the remainder of the campaign.

Lampard also needs to keep his options open as they chase FA Cup success, facing Leicester in the quarter-finals this weekend.

Meanwhile, former Blues chief Maurizio Sarri is looking to poach Emerson Palmieri – but faces a fight with Inter Milan, according to reports.

The Brazilian defender has fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge and could join Pedro in leaving for Serie A.

Emerson arrived in West London from Roma in 2018 but hasn’t cemented a regular place in the starting line-up.