Pedro to leave Chelsea and sign for Roma as a free agent when his contract expires

Pedro has reportedly decided to sign for Roma as a free agent when his contract expires at Chelsea at the end of the campaign.

The Spanish winger’s time at Stamford Bridge appears to be coming to an end and he can already negotiate a deal elsewhere.

And according to Spanish publication AS, Pedro views Roma as the ‘priority’ – which backs up a story from Italian paper Il Tempo – as he seeks his next move following five years in west London.

Chelsea winger Pedro has attracted heavy interest from the likes of Roma and Juventus

This comes despite attracting interest from four other sides, including Serie A giants Juventus, Sevilla, Valencia and Real Betis – according to Mundo Deportivo.

Roma have been in hot pursuit of the 32-year-old winger for some time now, and it appears their efforts have been successful.

Pedro joined Chelsea from Barcelona back in 2015, and he has gone on to feature 201 times for the Premier League outfit.

Since moving to Stamford Bridge, he was one the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League once, and will be hoping to ensure Chelsea finish in the top four come the end of the season before leaving.

This season, the Spaniard has contributed two goals and three assists in 18 matches across all competitions for Frank Lampard’s side.