Emmanuel Petit believes Joao Pedro was acquired by Chelsea at a "bargain," and can foresee the former Brighton star pushing out an incumbent at Stamford Bridge.

The club's new signing scored twice against Fluminense but there was much more to admire about his game on Tuesday

With new Chelsea signing Joao Pedro scoring a brace against his former club Fluminense at their Club World Cup semifinal, the gauntlet has been laid in the battle for who should start at striker for Chelsea.

Chelsea's search for a centre-forward has been far, wide and expensive - but has Joao Pedro already shown he could be the answer?

Chelsea's latest shiny new toy glistened on debut in the sweltering Philadelphia air during the Blues' 2-1 win over Palmeiras, and he repeated the trick on Tuesday night against former club Fluminense, sending Enzo Maresca 's men on their way to a comfortable win with a sumptuous curling effort after 18 minutes.