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Joao Pedro's Chelsea shirt number revealed with £60m man having to fill some very big boots

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<p>Pedro will wear the number 20 shirt at Chelsea, the number Cole Palmer wore in his first two seasons for the Blues <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/mkhailo-mudryk-chelsea-cole-palmer-shirt-number-change-england-star-ukrainian-winger-doping-ban/blte4f76ac5804afc07" target="_blank">before switching to the No.10 this summer</a>. It means Pedro has quite a billing to live up to.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He's our new 2️⃣0️⃣!</p>— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1940470534128464340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Pedro has signed with the Stamford Bridge club for a £60m fee, adding to the embarrassment of riches they have to pick from in forward areas. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chelsea-liam-delap-proving-time-blues-cut-losses-nicolas-jackson-club-world-cup/blt5720cb59b5a82fdd" target="_blank">Liam Delap has made a solid start to life at the club in the Club World Cup</a>, while Pedro Neto, Noni Madueke, Palmer and others currently lay claim to the attacking spots in Enzo Maresca's side.</p><div data-name="DAZN" class="affiliate-button-container theme-1"><div class="affiliate-button"><img height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2a657c326f3152f3/65709dfdfcc91a04075bd960/DAZN.png" class="logo" style="width: 72px; height: 40px;"><span class="affiliate-text">Watch every FIFA Club World Cup game free on DAZN</span></div><a href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lfsPh/destination:https://www.dazn.com/welcome/fifa-club-world-cup" target="_blank" class="affiliate-button-link">Stream now</a></div>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/video-joao-pedro-chelsea-gbp60m-trains-completing-transfer-brighton-club-world-cup-quarter-finals/blteb872503631dfcd1" target="_self">Pedro has joined his new team-mates in the USA already</a> and could make his debut in the quarter-final of the competition against Palmeiras on Saturday.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Chelsea will play the winner of Fluminense and Al-Hilal in the semi-final if they get past Saturday's tie, and could play in the final on July 13 in East Rutherford.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

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Joao Pedro has big boots to fill after the £60m signing&apos;s Chelsea shirt number was revealed.

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