Enzo Fernandez is not the only Chelsea player heading into the final stretch of this busy summer transfer window with a huge asking price above his head.Chelsea’s valuation of Pedro Neto, reiterated in this week’s Transfer DealSheet, is around £100million ($136m), almost double the £51.4m they paid to sign him from Wolves in August 2024.That price is informed by the fees commanded by other elite wingers this summer — namely the €125m plus €15m in potential add-ons committed by Real Madrid to acquire Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig, coupled with Paris Saint-Germain’s valuation of Bradley Barcola as significantly higher than the £116m Manchester City paid for Elliot Anderson.The market has unquestionably inflated at the top end in this transfer window. But does Neto deserve to be put in the same value bracket as highly coveted wingers like Diomande or Barcola?Pedro Neto was profiled as an elite winger when Chelsea signed him from Wolves (Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)Chelsea certainly profiled Neto as an elite winger when they signed him from Wolves two years ago, one capable of performing at a high level on the right or the left, or even as a false nine when required. Enzo Maresca deployed him in all three roles at different times during his tenure, and there have been stretches of Neto’s career at Stamford Bridge when he has been genuinely impactful.His excellent rasping equaliser against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in November 2024 ultimately helped derail the Gunners’ hopes of winning the Premier League title in 2024-25, while his aded-time winner against Fulham at Craven Cottage in April of the same season reignited Chelsea’s fading Champions League qualification hopes. He then went on to score three goals in the club’s victorious FIFA Club World Cup campaign.Last season, Neto registered 10 goals and 10 assists for Chelsea across all competitions, though just five goals and six assists came in his 34 Premier League appearances. Not insignificantly, he has also dispelled fears about his injury record at Wolves by playing 102 matches at club level in the last two seasons.But it is hard to make a statistical case for Neto being an elite winger. As a dribbler, he boasts nowhere near the volume nor the efficiency of Diomande, while Barcola — who admittedly functions as more of an inside forward when he plays for PSG — carries far more goal threat:In a broader comparison with wingers across Europe’s top five leagues, Neto comes out as an average dribbler whether on the left flank or, as he has most often been used at Chelsea, as a right winger:This backs up the audible frustration with Neto that can at times be heard bubbling around Stamford Bridge whenever he either declines to run at a back-pedalling opponent or engages in a dizzying series of chops and feints from left to right foot and back again, searching to create meaningful separation from his defender for a cross or shot.One category in which Neto does stand out is crossing. He delivers 6.4 crosses per game, compared to just 1.6 for Diomande and 1.3 for Barcola. This gap is reflective of different team roles and tactical instructions as much as their respective skill sets, but Neto has proven an accomplished and dangerous crosser at Chelsea — particularly his in-swinger from the right, which created an easy goal for Joao Pedro in a 3-0 pre-season victory over Milan earlier this month.