Type ‘Pedro’ and ‘Flamengo’ into Google and a hailstorm of Premier League club names ensues. Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Everton pop up before you even need to scroll down the page. The Brazilian striker either has bucket loads of potential, an active agent – or both.
Indeed since he has returned to his homeland after a brief spell in Italy, the 26-year-old has been one of the crown jewels of Brazilian football. Last season alone he scored 25 goals in 33 appearances. The year before that it was 29 in an astonishing 59 – with ten assists. It was that potency that saw Tite call him up for the World Cup in Qatar. Since then speculation about his future has only heightened. Here’s what you need to know about a player linked with the Reds.
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