Barcelona eye summer transfer move for Chelsea winger Pedro Neto

Barcelona are weighing up a summer approach for Chelsea winger Pedro Neto, according to Mundo Deportivo. The Catalan giants have identified the 26-year-old as a potential solution to reinforce their wide areas ahead of next season.

Neto, described in the Spanish daily as a “game-changer,” has registered 10 goals and six assists in 42 appearances this campaign, yet his form has oscillated between match-winning brilliance and costly inconsistency. Despite those fluctuations, he played an influential role in Chelsea’s recent successes, helping the club secure both the Europa Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup last season.

Barcelona’s recruitment team have been impressed by Neto’s versatility across either flank and the club’s technical reports on the Portugal international have been “very positive,” the report adds. With the La Liga leaders eager to deepen their attacking options, Neto’s direct running and two-footed threat have placed him firmly on their shortlist.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are well stocked on the wings. Alejandro Garnacho, Jamie Gittens and teenage prodigy Estevao Willian are already competing for minutes, while highly rated Geovany Quenda is scheduled to arrive. Head coach Liam Rosenior has also deployed Cole Palmer on the right since taking charge, leaving Neto surplus to requirements.

Although the winger’s work-rate off the ball is praised—he presses aggressively and tracks back diligently—his end product remains erratic. Promising attacks frequently break down under his watch, either through mistimed passes or moments of indecision against an isolated full-back. For a club targeting elite consistency, such lapses undermine Neto’s case for a guaranteed starting role.

Should Barcelona firm up their interest, Chelsea could be presented with an opportune moment to sell. Off-loading Neto while his reputation still carries weight would free funds to pursue a proven, world-class left winger capable of pushing Garnacho for a starting berth, while Quenda and Estevao develop on the opposite side. Jamie Gittens has also been mentioned as a candidate for departure, suggesting a significant summer overhaul on the flanks is under consideration at Stamford Bridge.

For Barcelona, securing Neto would add pace and unpredictability to a squad intent on reclaiming domestic supremacy and making deeper inroads in Europe. For Chelsea, cashing in now could accelerate a reshaping of the forward line under Rosenior’s evolving project.