Watford to receive seven-figure windfall from Joao Pedro £60m Chelsea transfer, they must invest it wisely.
Former Watford attacker is expected to join Chelsea from Brighton, and the large cash collected by the Championship club will be a significant benefit in the summer window.
Watford fired Tom Cleverley as head coach after the 2024/25 Championship season ended and replaced him with Paulo Pezzolano. Since then, Plymouth Argyle has recruited Cleverley to lead their League One campaign, and the newly appointed manager has been busy in the summer transfer window.
The Hornets’ fresh recruits will help to lessen the shock of the managerial transition, which has many Watford fans apprehensive about Pezzolano.
As the summer transfer market continues, Watford are expecting to receive a seven-figure fee as former Hornets star Joao Pedro prepares to seal a big-money move from Brighton to Chelsea.
Watford will bank seven-figure fee from Joao Pedro Chelsea transfer
Brazilian forward Joao Pedro joined Watford from his native Fluminense in the mid-season window of the 2020/21 season for around £10 million.
Pedro scored 24 goals and eight assists in 109 appearances with the Hornets before moving to top flight Brighton for a cost of £30 million.
Watford agreed a 20% sell-on clause for any profit Brighton made on Pedro as part of the agreement. Chelsea have now secured Pedro’s services for a fee that Sky Sports News believes to be “worth up to £60 million.”
given a result of Pedro’s move, Watford will inherit approximately £6 million, given the 20% windfall is based on Brighton’s profit, and this cash boost will be a significant benefit to the Hornets during their summer transfer window.
Watford are expected to make the playoffs next season, and their early summer business has indicated that the Hornets will be in contention, especially if they can reinvest the Pedro windfall in one vital area.
Watford must reinvest Joao Pedro windfall to help Paulo Pezzolano
Vicarage Road’s early summer business has been impressive, with the additions of Hector Kyprianou, Marc Bola, and custodian Nathan Baxter. Watford fans are confident in Kyprianou, and they should be given the 24-year-old’s outstanding performance in Peterborough United’s League One midfield last season.
However, if Watford wants to make the play-offs in the 2025/26 Championship season, the Hornets hierarchy must use the Pedro windfall to ensure their top players stays this summer.
| Statistic | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
| Games played | 41 |
| Goals | 2 |
| Assists | 7 |
Watford, in particular, must use the finances to keep striker Giorgi Chakvetadze at the club following his outstanding season last year. Chakvetadze cemented himself as one of the Championship’s finest players in 2024/25, and the £6 million Pedro windfall provides a possibility for Watford to avoid having to sell players this summer.
With several European clubs interested in the Georgian this summer, extending him a new contract or filling financial gaps would be a wise use of those monies to keep Chakvetadze, as his presence will be critical to Pezzolano’s play-off drive.
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