"Seagull" Chelsea! There are already 5 former Brighton players in the Blues, and the same is true for the former head coach.

Chelsea Club officially announced that the team officially signed Brighton striker Joao Pedro, and the Blues signed the Brazilian striker until 2033, with a transfer fee of 63.7 million euros.

23-year-old Pedro transferred from Watford to Brighton in the summer of 2023. Playing for the Seagulls for two seasons, he made 70 appearances for Brighton, contributing 30 goals and 10 assists. With his outstanding performance at Brighton, he finally got an olive branch from Chelsea.

As Pedro joined Chelsea from Brighton, an interesting scene was once again presented to everyone, that is, there are as many as 5 former Brighton players in this Blues formation.

The five former Brighton Blues players are João Pedro (joined Chelsea from Brighton for 63.7 million euros in summer window in 2025), Moises Kessedo (joined Chelsea from Brighton for 116 million euros in summer window in 2023), Colewell (loaned to Brighton in summer window in 2022 and returned to Chelsea in 2023), Kukurelia (joined Chelsea from Brighton for 65.3 million euros in summer window in 2022), and Robert Sanchez (joined Chelsea from Brighton for 23 million euros in summer window in 2023).

From goalkeeper to defender, from midfield to front line, Chelsea's entire central axis is no exaggeration to say that it is all the shadow of Brighton.

In addition to having 5 former Brighton players in the team, Chelsea's love for the Seagulls is far less. You should know that even former Blues coach Porter also picked up the coaching stick of the Brighton team in three seasons from 2019 to 2022, and led the Seagulls to achieve outstanding results and become a hot coach. In the summer of 2022, Porter became the new coach of Chelsea from the position of Brighton head coach.

From players to head coaches, Chelsea always seems to have a special love for everything produced by Brighton. Looking at the current lineup configuration of the Blues, calling it "Seagull" Chelsea team is worthy of its name. Judging from the Blues' signing idea, perhaps next, fans will see more players from Brighton and successfully wear Chelsea's blue jersey!