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title: "Chelsea ace rules out proposed move to European giants"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-ace-rules-out-proposed-move-to-european-giants/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Josh Challies"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2016-06-21T17:54:33Z"
modified: "2016-06-21T17:54:33Z"
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# Chelsea ace rules out proposed move to European giants

![Pedrod](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Pedrod-500x326.jpg)Chelsea fans in the Transfer Tavern are thankful to see one report has been bitten in the butt today, after a star of theirs ruled out a return to his former employers.

[*Metro*](https://metro.co.uk/2016/06/20/chelseas-pedro-admits-barcelona-transfer-is-almost-impossible-5955965/)[quote](https://metro.co.uk/2016/06/20/chelseas-pedro-admits-barcelona-transfer-is-almost-impossible-5955965/) Chelsea winger Pedro Rodriguez as stating a return to former club Barcelona is ‘almost impossible’ to secure, although he did admit he still aims to retire with the Catalan giants.

> ‘If you ask me if I would go back, the answer is clear, because it is a great club with great team-mates and a crowd that appreciates me. I’ve always said that I would retire at Barca, but I know it is very difficult, almost impossible.’
>
> ‘It is true (that he hoped for a return), but I have a contract with Chelsea, only took a year there and it will be very difficult for that to happen.’

Chelsea only signed Spanish international Pedro from Barcelona last summer but the 28-year-old has struggled to make a positive impact in the Premier League and our landlord believes he won’t be utilised by Antonio Conte in the season ahead.

**Chelsea fans, should you stick or twist with Pedro? Let us know in the comments below!**