Pedro made it clear yesterday that at this time, he considers the global crisis and solidarity with everyone in the face of the pandemic more important than his own football future, and he gives more details on how his foundation is trying to help in his homeland, where the effects of the virus are especially bad.

‘We are working together with a lot of hospitals, not just in the Canary Islands, but also in Madrid, Barcelona and other parts of Spain,’ he details.

‘We have begun some good projects which include distributing protective screens for all the nurses, doctors, security guards and police officers. We're trying to distribute the biggest possible number of protective masks for all these professionals, not only in the Canaries, but in the areas where there have been the most cases, in Madrid and Catalonia.

‘We're also trying to help many people through this initiative by supplying food for healthcare workers. Given the long hours they are working, it's sometimes hard for them to get access to food, so we're delivering meals to workers at different hospitals in various locations. These are some of the first initiatives we have but we're open to getting involved with many others.

‘I will try to help the maximum possible number of people, so that once more we can say thank you to all the people who are confronting this situation day after day and who have to contend with the virus, and with the people who have been affected on a daily basis. We want to thank them once more in this way for the work they are doing every day.’

There will be more from Pedro tomorrow on this matter and how he has been keeping in shape at home and kept in touch with his Chelsea team-mates.

