Chelsea stay alive in solely the UEFA Europa Convention League this season so far as silverware is anxious, whereas having misplaced floor within the title race within the Premier League, Enzo Maresca will hope to safe Champions League soccer for subsequent season with a high 4 berth. It’s crucial the Blues earn qualification to the European Cup to signal their chief targets in the summertime.
Their bold plans embrace a large raid on La Liga giants Barcelona as Spanish supply El Nacional (h/t 90min) has claimed that Chelsea want to signal Fermin Lopez, Jules Kounde and Marc Casado from the Catalans. The supply provides {that a} £50 million supply has been made for Lopez, whereas enquiries have been lodged into the worth tags of the opposite two gamers.
Though Barca have alleviated themselves from a majority of their monetary troubles, their financial scenario stays delicate and due to this fact, they could be prepared to promote some gamers for the appropriate cash, notably if they’re secondary choices within the workforce. That mentioned, Chelsea, due to their riches, could possibly be able to land at the very least one participant if not all of them.
Fermin Lopez switch attainable
Barcelona could also be prepared to half methods with some gamers however these will ideally embrace these of their greater wage brackets, comparable to Frenkie de Jong. It’s laborious to see Chelsea getting their palms on Marc Casado and Jules Kounde, who’ve each been instrumental to Hansi Flick’s plans this season whereas the previous is a homegrown expertise having graduated from La Masia.
Fermin Lopez’s scenario could possibly be completely different, nevertheless, as he has struggled for minutes and is behind Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski within the pecking order. Together with his common output of 1 aim or help in simply over 110 minutes, the Blues could possibly be enticed by the Spaniard whereas the Blaugrana additionally might even see worth in a £50 million supply for the ahead.
Nonetheless, it is going to be attention-grabbing to see what comes of his scenario within the upcoming months as Chelsea are prone to prioritise extra skilled and famend gamers earlier than investing in a rising expertise like Lopez.
