{"id":1360789,"date":"2024-08-11T14:30:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T13:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1360789"},"modified":"2024-08-11T18:10:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T17:10:32","slug":"pedro-neto-chelsea-transfer-forward","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/pedro-neto-chelsea-transfer-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea recruit Pedro Neto to amp up their effectiveness in attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It is often emphasised that having a deep squad is crucial for competing on multiple fronts, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/chelsea-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings-full-squad\/\">Chelsea<\/a> may have taken this to an extreme.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the source, there are reportedly between 30 and 50 members in Enzo Maresca&#8217;s first-team squad. Social media has been flooded with images of the club&#8217;s extensive squad depth charts. However, once the new season is underway, the Italian tactician will likely have a more manageable number of players at his disposal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/preview\/chelsea-vs-man-city\/\">Chelsea vs Manchester City prediction<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What\u2019s undeniable is their current summer transfer expenditure; no fewer than nine players have joined the Stamford Bridge club, with every area covered. The most recent signee is Pedro Neto, relocating from Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>The former Premier League champions acquired his services for \u00a354 million, taking their summer spending past \u00a3200 million, but this acquisition could be transformative, like Cole Palmer&#8217;s last summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ready to make his mark in Blue.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Chelsea, Pedro Neto! ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XdJvsrdlH5\">pic.twitter.com\/XdJvsrdlH5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaFC\/status\/1822646654992027915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Neto, who became Wolves&#8217; record sale, made 135 appearances, registering 14 goals since joining in 2019 from Lazio, and last season was a breakthrough campaign for the 24-year-old Portuguese winger.<\/p>\n<p>He finished with nine Premier League assists, four behind &#8216;playmaker king&#8217; Ollie Watkins, but at one stage, he was dominating the race, with his seventh goal creation coming after his 10th appearance.<\/p>\n<p>However, the native of Viana do Castelo sustained a hamstring injury that robbed him of 17 appearances across two spells (from matchday 11 to 18 and 30 to 37, which included a rearranged fixture against Bournemouth). In the other ten matches he played, Neto created two goals.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the amazing Palmer (11), no other Chelsea player registered more than seven with Neto&#8217;s rivals on the flanks: Raheem Sterling (4), Noni Madueke (2), and Mykhailo Mudryk (2) all falling short.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1360791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-110x138.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-56x70.jpg 56w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-52x65.jpg 52w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-80x100.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-180x225.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-192x240.jpg 192w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-799x999.jpg 799w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-85x106.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-16x20.jpg 16w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/08\/11142421\/1360789_1360789_neto-map.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though it&#8217;s Neto&#8217;s intangibles that may have piqued Maresca&#8217;s interest, and if his Chelsea side is to be moulded in the same fashion as the leading contenders for next season&#8217;s crown \u2014 defending champions Manchester City and incredible runners-up Arsenal \u2014 then it&#8217;s a no-brainer signing.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta are well-known for depending on one-on-one monsters further up the pitch and out wide. Even during an injury-hit spell at Wolves, Neto has proven to be one of the best-attacking wingers in the Premier League in individual running battles. &#8220;Don&#8217;t turn it down, let&#8217;s go every single time. Don&#8217;t care if you lose it, test him. Let&#8217;s go,&#8221; said Wolves boss Gary O&#8217;Neil last season when asked about his individual instructions.<\/p>\n<p><span><div class='vccm vccm-compare'data-compare=\"wxh8tWHNMZHud7_SL2w1o\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Neto didn\u2019t need a second invitation, as he was frequently involved in one-on-one battles last season. Importantly, he also had a strong end product. Only Kevin De Bruyne (0.73) averaged more assists per 90 minutes than Neto (0.53).<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, Neto is equally effective on either flank and boasted 2.2 successful dribbles per 90 minutes in the Premier League last season. With Mudryk, Madueke, and Sterling capable of one-on-one effectiveness, the Blues ranked second for dribbles per 90 minutes (10.5) in England&#8217;s top division last term, behind Neto&#8217;s former club Wolves (10.9).<\/p>\n<p>It appears Chelsea will have a variety of wingers to complement the aggressive style of play that Maresca wants. Only time will tell if they can recapture past glories.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is often emphasised that having a deep squad is crucial for competing on multiple fronts, but Chelsea may have taken this to an extreme. 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