Chelsea’s summer transfer business has been under the microscope recently, especially when taking into account how impressive other clubs’ additions have been.
It has been well documented that Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali and co have spent an extortionate amount of money on new players, even on some who will likely never feature at Stamford Bridge.
The nature of the beast means that Chelsea are linked with pretty much every big-name signing which happens involving a Premier League side.
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There were even reports that Chelsea tried to hijack Manchester United’s move for Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford, although the club made an effort to deny those.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink says Pedro Neto is better than Bryan Mbeumo
It has to be said though that the Cameroon international has taken to life very well at a resurging United side, notching up eight goals in the league so far.
Playing on the right of attack, there have been comparisons made to Pedro Neto, who joined the Blues for £54m back in 2024 (BBC Sport).
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was asked to rank Premier League widemen, and named Neto as a better player than Mbeumo.
The former Chelsea striker also picked the Portugal international over Jeremy Doku, Jack Grealish, Rayan Cherki and Anthony Gordon, amongst others.
Neto failing to impress Chelsea fans recently
Neto had proven to be a crucial member of the starting XI when Enzo Maresca was in charge, and this has not changed upon the hiring of Liam Rosenior.
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However, it has now been 11 Chelsea games since he has found the net, and his form has dropped off in recent weeks.
With Estevao Willian knocking on the door with consistently impressive performances, it looks like a tough decision will have to be made by the new boss.
The Chelsea Chronicle have argued that Neto should be dropped for the upcoming game against West Ham, allowing for Alejandro Garnacho and Estevao to start out wide.
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