Chelsea forward, Joao Pedro, has said that he does not want to be be a competition to teammate, Liam Delap.
This was after Delap netted a brace in Chelsea’s 4-1 win in a pre-season friendly against AC Milan on Sunday.
Pedro said he is ‘very happy’ for Delap, adding that an attack firing on all cylinders would be beneficial for the team.
Delap joined Chelsea in the early stages of the summer transfer window from Ipswich Town for a reported £30 million fee.
Almost one month later, Pedro moved to Stamford Bridge from Brighton with Chelsea paying a £60 million.
Delap started the friendly game against Bayer Leverkusen ahead of Pedro last week but failed to score a goal.
Pedro came off the bench, netting in the 90th minute to cap off a comfortable 2-0 win.
Against Milan, Pedro was given the starting spot and he headed in a pin-point cross from Pedro Neto in the eighth minute to extend his side’s lead to 2-0.
Delap came on in the 60th-minute to replace Pedro, and the Englishman scored from the spot after just seven minutes and doubled up in the 90th minute to round off a 4-1 victory.
Speaking after the game, Pedro said he has nothing but praise for the 22-year-old English forward.
The 23-year-old told Channel 5 via The Chelsea Chronicle, “I don’t want to say competition, I think it is very good for Chelsea to have both strikers at a good level.
“In the last game, he did not score. Today, he scored two goals. I am very happy for him.”
Chelsea: ‘He didn’t score in last game’ – Joao Pedro opens up on competition with Delap
