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Manchester United have dropped all interest in
Barcelona forward Pedro amid reported interest
from Chelsea, according to Sky sources.
Spanish newspaper Marca have reported that the
Blues have met the Spain international’s £21.4m
buy-out clause and that the player is already in
London for a medical.
Sky Sports’ Spanish football expert Guillem
Balague reported as recently as Tuesday that
Pedro had already agreed personal terms with
United and that the 28-year-old had made up his
mind up over a move to Old Trafford despite
interest from Manchester City.
But Pedro was still waiting for the clubs to agree
on a transfer fee and, with United’s chief executive
Ed Woodward in Barcelona for talks on Tuesday, it
is understood the Catalonians would not budge
from the release clause, which was never met by
United.
Pedro has featured in Barcelona’s three most
recent games in the UEFA Super Cup and the two-
legged Spanish Super Cup, which the Catalonians
lost to Athletic Bilbao.
But they beat Sevilla 5-4 after extra time to clinch
the UEFA Super Cup on August 11.
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