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Joao Pedro has been playing in England since joining Watford from Fluminense in 2020
Ben Collins
BBC Sport journalist
Joao Pedro could play in Chelsea's Club World Cup game with Palmeiras after completing his move from Brighton.
The Brazil forward has signed a seven-year contract in a deal worth £60m.
The 23-year-old flew from his homeland to the United States to undergo a medical and is now available to play in Saturday's quarter-final against Palmeiras (02:00 BST) in Philadelphia.
The Fluminense youth product scored 30 goals in 70 games for Brighton after joining from Watford in 2023 for just under £30m, which at the time was a club-record fee.
Chelsea have also had a £55m bid for English winger Jamie Gittens accepted by Borussia Dortmund.
But the 20-year-old would be unable to play for the Blues in the Club World Cup because he has already appeared in the tournament for Dortmund.
Liam Delap, Mamadou Sarr and Dario Essugo joined the club before the tournament and were all registered in time for the group stage.
More to follow.
