Chelsea recently destroyed Barrow 5-0 in the English League Cup. New signing Pedro Neto contributed a goal, also his first for the new team. However, this performance did not meet the 54 million pounds that Chelsea spent to recruit the former Wolves star.
Last season, Neto was injured and missed about two months at Wolves. According to him, that prevented him from regaining his best form. Neto was quoted by Metro: "At the moment, I'm not at my level but I'm improving. I know that I will reach my peak form and I will try to enjoy it.
I continue to work on my confidence, my playing ability, my adaptability and hope to get back to my best fitness soon.”
Meanwhile, Sky Sports pundit Jeff Stelling asked whether Neto regrets his move to Chelsea: “I mentioned Pedro Neto earlier. I just wonder if he regrets his decision to move to Chelsea, because he is no longer a starter. He hasn't been able to play much, because he has had a lot of injuries and doesn't have the best feeling for the ball.”
Currently, only Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer are sure to start at Chelsea, with their extremely high form. Meanwhile, Neto will have to compete with the remaining stars such as Nkunku, Mudryk, Sancho, Madueke and Joao Felix.
After the win over Barrow, coach Enzo Maresca also gave good news for Neto and the two other stars. He said: "Happy for Pedro Neto, happy for Christo Nkunku and happy for Joao Felix, happy for everyone. I think they all deserve to start in the Premier League."
