In this summer transfer market that has been very stagnant, Barcelona and Chelsea seem to be destined to get along. While the cule team continues to plan a deep restructuring of the defensive plot, the team looks at the blue’ team where Christiansen and Marcos Alonso await the final signal to wear the Blaugranas. They are currently in London, waiting for the Dembele soap opera to be finished.
Xavi Hernandez wants Barca to get to the bottom of Barca’s defense. Joan Laporta was told this by the Tarrasa coach after the season ended. Gerard Pique also received the message. Gerard Pique would be playing in the background. This decision leads to the almost forced departures of players such as Mingueza, Lenglet and Umtiti. It also allows for the arrival of new members that will give the team the strength they need in order to compete again with the great ocean liners on the Old Continent. This is where Chelsea comes in, a team with what Barca requires, reinforcements that can be nice, cheap, and good.
It is because Chelsea is undergoing deep remodeling that Barca is able to take advantage of in order to fish in turbulent waters. Players like Christiansen and Azpilicueta have decided to leave the ship after Roman Abramovich’s departure and Todd Boehly’s arrival, a billionaire with a fortune of 4,500 million dollars. The German is already heading for Real Madrid. The Dane has an agreement with Catalans, and the two other footballers have become the priority targets for Joan Laporta’s entity.
Marcos Alonso is a Barcelona legend. He enjoys his ability as a decisive attack player at Camp Nou, his physical exuberance, and his determination to play for the cule club. Fabrizio Romano, a journalist, assured that Mateu Alemany has already said yes to the player and that only the second part of the negotiation with the English team would be needed. Chelsea valued the Real Madrid youth team at 13 million euros. This is a figure Barca can’t assume until it activates its economic levers, and a figure the Blaugrana hope will decrease significantly throughout the transfer market.
Cesar Azpilicueta’s case is different. Can Barca is a Navarrese defender who likes Can Barca. They consider him a footballer with a winning personality and seniority that can be a boon to Xavi in the Blaugrana 11 eleven. The defense will be able to use him as a right-back, centre-back and left-winger.
This summer, the former Osasuna player and Olympique de Marseille player ended his contract with Chelsea. However, last year at 32, he met the minimum number required to renew his connection with the Blues until June 2023. Chelsea He requests 13 million euros for Marcos Alonso. This amount Barca hopes will be reduced if the footballer can reach a friendly deal with the club’s new owners.
Ousmane Dembele is the pilot of the other wing that flies across the new air bridge connecting London and Barcelona. Moussa Sissoko’s agent met the cules this week to renew the offer they had made for months. The Mosquito representative did not like the proposal and Chelsea and the Blaugrana are still waiting for the final decision.
Barca won’t raise the offer, and they will instead be able to meet in London with a player who is ending his contract on Thursday. They must make a decision. Sport reports that Chelsea offered ten million euros net per year to Chelsea, a figure similar to the Camp Nou offer. Dembele now has the ball.
Barca takes a look at Chelsea, and does so with one Xavi’s most important demands in this market. Tarrasa’s one-man team needs a substitute at all positions. He would like to double the positions, which includes Busquets who will have Kessie and Jordi Alba as an alternate. Hospitalet’s winger finished last season physically well and they feel it is time for a lighter load. For a player without a Plan B, 44 games and nearly 4,000 minutes is too much. Marcos Alonso is the primary candidate from a list that also includes Jose Gaya and Javi Galan.
