Insistence Fulham player would’ve found it ‘difficult’ to reject Chelsea – Summer move collapsed

Earlier this year, we relayed news from Brazil explaining that Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus showed interest in Fulham’s Andreas Pereira.

It was also said the midfielder was open to joining the Blues but a deal didn’t take shape in the last window.

Fast forward to October and ESPN in Brazil again points out the player would have found it ‘difficult’ to reject Chelsea even though he ‘found happiness’ at Fulham.

Marco Silva’s side signed the 27-year-old from Manchester United in 2022 and he finished his debut season in London with five goals and six assists from 38 games. His displays had caught the attention of a few clubs, reportedly including Chelsea.

It’s said Mauricio Pochettino’s side looked at Pereira as an option to replace Mason Mount, who was sold to the Red Devils.

ESPN say talks to take the one-time Brazil international to Chelsea ‘did not progress’ as the latter decided to invest ‘many millions’ on other players like Moisés Caicedo and Roméo Lavia. Therefore, Pereira’s ‘story with Chelsea didn’t turn into a marriage’.

Pereira played for 75 minutes in Fulham’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea in the league clash on Monday.