“I feel very grateful to be joining this club. I have worked hard throughout my career to be here and I am looking forward to stepping onto the pitch wearing this shirt,” said Pedro Neto, 24, who has played 135 games for Wolverhampton, also in the Premier League.

Chelsea, which has two more Portuguese players in its squad, defender Renato Veiga and forward Diego Moreira, did not reveal the value of the transfer, but the British media reported that it was around 60 million euros.

Pedro Neto has 10 caps and scored one goal for the Portuguese national team, most recently participating in the 2024 European Championship, where the Portuguese team was eliminated by France in the quarter-finals.