Arsenal immediately looked at the possibility of signing Joao Pedro, but did not move on to ground-level transfer negotiations. According to BBC journalist Semi Mokbel, Chelsea immediately realized that the Brazilian striker is not for sale.
Through the position of the London club Arsenal, without developing this option, they focused on other possibilities to strengthen the attack.
At the same time, people at Arsenal are saying that without a categorical position on Chelsea in the club, they have doubts about how much Joao Pedro compares with Mikel Arteta's football system.
The Brazilian's transfer to Arsenal did not actually end a serious development. Chelsea has no intention of letting go of one of their key attacking players, and Arsenal at the same time assessed whether a striker is the best option for the team.
We guess that today at 18:30 Arsenal will host Chelsea.