Joao Pedro has amazed fans with a surprise answer during a video on social media that moves his blockbuster £ 60 million to Chelsea confirms on Wednesday.
The Brazil striker, 23, completed his switch from Brighton to Stamford Bridge to take the summer transfer of the blues of more than £ 200 million, while Chelsea continues to strengthen the team of Enzo Maresca prior to their Champions League -backelkeer.
A versatile attacker skilled in both leading the line and playing as a shadow stitcher, Pedro arrives in Chelsea with Brazilian flair and Premier League tree, who previously played for Fluminense prior to his move to Watford in 2020 and later Brighton in 2023.
It therefore came as a shock for different fans on Wednesday when Pedro revealed that the best player he has ever played with the English veteran James Milner, who joined the Seagulls at the age of 37.
In the video shared by Chelsea on their social media channels, the £ 60 million men shared that his football idol grew up the Brazilian icon Neymar and also gave a shout to Cristiano Ronaldo by admitting that he is the best player he has ever played against.
While Milner, 39, is undoubtedly a Premier League legend with a rich collection of distinctions, including two top flights and a Champions League trophy that he earned with former Liverpool side, fans were surprised to see him in such a high regard by Pedro.
A fan admitted that he loved the answer in a message on social media. He said: 'They asked Joao Pedro whose best player he ever played and he just said Milner. I rate that. '
Milner, who hunts the record of Gareth Barry for most performances ever in the Premier League and could break the next season after signing an extension with Brighton, has the reputation hard -working and diligent instead of being exciting and stylish.
The consistency he has shown in the Premier League during his two decades has been an asset to clubs for which he played, including Leeds, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Man City, Liverpool and most recently Brighton.
The veteran has also received inactivity 'boring James Milner' by parody fan accounts on social media, because of his approach to life away from football.
In Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemie, Milner shared that he rationed 'tea bags for the week' in a humorous video on social media.
Milner also laughed fans by revealing that he would celebrate Liverpool's incredible Champions League triumph in 2019 by drinking 'Lime and Lemonade', while the rest of his teammates enjoyed a Boozy party.
Pedro flew from Brazil from Brazil to the United States on Sunday evening to meet his new teammates and to hold his medical before the official signing.
The blues announced the signing with a video of the former Brighton Forward and put nations on a beach against some Brazilian jazz music, with the words: “Welcome to Chelsea, Joao Pedro.”
“Everyone knows that this is a big club with a great history,” said Pedro of his new club.
“They had brilliant players in the past and now have brilliant players, so I am excited to participate and you know that when you are a Chelsea player, you have to think – win.”
Pedro was one of the brightest stars in Brighton in the last two seasons after he joined De Meeuwen from Watford in 2023.
In that period he managed 30 goals and 10 assists in only 70 performances, taking admiring looks of Chelsea, among other things, for his impressive displays.
He is now joining Moises Caicedo, Robert Sanchez and Marc Cucurella to participate in the Meeuwen in recent years.