Chelsea got one over on Manchester United when they hijacked their move for Pedro.
The Barcelona star is set to complete a £22million switch to Stamford Bridge after jetting into London to undergo a medical.
United chief Ed Woodward flew to Spain earlier this week to try and wrap up a deal for the forward, but Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia was also negotiating with Barcelona.
Blues boss Jose Mourinho and Cesc Fabregas were convincing Pedro his future was in west London, while the midfielder's girlfriend, Daniella Semann, was working on Pedro’s wife, Carolina Martin.
United claimed on Wednesday afternoon that they had pulled the plug on the deal on the instruction of manager Louis van Gaal.
However, the 28-year-old was already winging his way to the capital to finalise a move to the champions.
Pedro had been urged not to join United by Hristo Stoichkov, who slammed Van Gaal. The former Barcelona frontman spoke with Mourinho and Fabregas during a visit to Chelsea's headquarters last week.
Reports in Spain claim Pedro was put off by Van Gaal’s treatment of his former team-mate Victor Valdes after the keeper was bombed out by the Dutchman.
United's failure to get the deal over the line has turned up the heat on Woodward to land a striker before the window closes.
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