As it is every year, this summer has already been incredibly busy for Chelsea.
It feels like Enzo Maresca's men were lifting the Conference League trophy only a week ago, but in reality, they've already made it to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup and have made a real splash in the transfer market.
The likes of Liam Delap, Mamadou Sarr and Dario Essugo were already through the door before the team jetted off for the United States, and now Joao Pedro is set to join up with them.
However, the Blues aren't finished yet, and now it looks like they are set to chase another Premier League star, although this potential deal could be bad news for the former Brighton & Hove Albion ace.
Chelsea to move for Premier League star
After being linked with the club, as well as some others, for several weeks, Pedro was finally officially announced as a Chelsea player yesterday afternoon.
The former Seagulls' star completed his medical with the Blues out in the States, signed a seven-year deal, and reportedly cost the club a cool £60m, which is twice the fee Brighton paid for him only two years ago.
However, while it's a lot of money, it would be hard to deny that his arrival makes the West Londoners stronger, as he was his former side's joint-top goalscorer in the Premier League last season.
Yet, it now looks like the Pensioners are set to target another exciting player from the Premier League, someone who could be bad news for the Brazilian: Mohammed Kudus.
Yes, according to a recent report from Football Insider, Chelsea are one of several clubs incredibly interested in the West Ham United star.
In fact, the report claims the West Londoners are looking to make a move to sign the Ghanaian international, who is also a serious target for London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
The good news is that the Hammers are likely to accept offers below the player's £80m release clause, with some reports from last week suggesting a fee in the region of £70m could be enough.
It could be a complicated transfer to get over the line, but Kudus could be an excellent addition to Chelsea's squad, albeit one that could spell trouble for Pedro.
Why Kudus could be trouble for Pedro
When it really comes down to it, the reason Kudus' joining Chelsea could be bad news for Pedro is the same reason his arrival could be considered far from ideal for Delap: competition.
As things stand, the Blues now have three out-and-out centre-forwards in the former Brighton man, the former Ipswich Town ace and Nicolas Jackson.
So, when you then also take into consideration the Kudus' ability to play up top, among other positions, that role starts to look rather crowded.
In fact, it's not hard to see a world in which the Brazilian has a slow start to life at the Bridge and immediately begins to see himself falling down the pecking order, potentially even behind the former Ajax gem.
We say it's not hard to imagine, as since moving to England, the "electric" talent as dubbed by scout Jacek Kulig, has scored 13 goals and provided 12 assists in 65 Premier League appearances.
That means he's averaging a goal involvement every 2.6 league games at West Ham, despite being asked to play all over, from out wide to midfielder and then also up top.
In contrast, the former Watford poacher has scored 22 goals and provided ten assists in 89 Premier League appearances, which actually comes out to an average of a goal involvement every 2.78 games.
That's already a little worrying, but becomes even more so when you consider he has played up top, as a striker in the vast majority of those games.
Ultimately, Chelsea have a talented player in Pedro, but if they also sign Kudus, and he starts to outscore him, the Brazilian's role in the squad might start to shrink very early on.