Chelsea signs Joao Pedro to new contract with pay rise

João Pedro isn’t going anywhere. Chelsea has officially extended the Brazilian forward’s contract with a significant salary bump, rewarding him for a debut season that made the transfer fee look like a bargain.

The 24-year-old, who arrived from Brighton & Hove Albion in July 2025, has signed an extension that keeps him at Stamford Bridge through at least June 2033. The new deal reportedly includes a substantial pay rise from his previous base salary of $6.5 million per year, though the exact new figures haven’t been disclosed.

From Brighton to blueprint

The club paid a transfer fee reported between £55 million and £63.7 million to prise him away from Brighton last summer. Barcelona was among the clubs reportedly keeping tabs on the forward. Extension talks began in late July, and by around August 1, a verbal agreement was reportedly in place.

Fabrizio Romano issued his signature “here we go” for the long-term extension in early August 2026. Brazilian outlet GE Globo corroborated the reporting around the same time.

Chelsea’s retention playbook

Pedro’s original deal was itself an eight-year contract running through 2033. The new extension doesn’t necessarily push that end date further, but it does restructure the financial terms to reflect what Pedro has proven on the pitch rather than what he was projected to deliver when he signed.

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