Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Joao Pedro from Brighton for an initial £55m fee plus £5m in add-ons.

The 23-year-old forward has signed a seven-year deal with the Blues and is already in Miami, with Chelsea currently in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup.

Joao Pedro has revealed the role former Chelsea favourite David Luiz, played in the move.

“I grew up watching the Premier League, and Chelsea was a club that won trophies. So, when you join Chelsea, you can only think one thing: to win trophies,” the 23-year-old forward told the club’s official website.

“Every competition, you have to think, ‘I play for Chelsea and that is my ambition’.

“I’m close a little bit to David Luiz. I spoke to him, not about Chelsea, but about my career and how I could develop better. He helped me.”