The negotiations between Barça and Chelsea are still going on. Joan Laporta trusts that the signing of Andreas Christensen for free, and the fact that they have taken Jules Koundé, an obsession of Thomas Tuchel, has not bothered Todd Boehly. And therefore, he hopes that this will not be an impediment to continue with the conversations that they had to achieve the hiring of César Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso.
Right now, they are the two great obsessions that have been marked in the Camp Nou. With them, they would consider the template closed, waiting to be able to make several sales, since there is a clear ‘overbooking’. In particular, the highest priority for Xavi Hernández would be to close the arrival of the Navarrese, who is the one chosen to reinforce the right back, the position where he believes there is a more urgent need. And it is that he does not have a clear owner, and it has been Ronald Araújo who has had to occupy that position.
In this case, there is high optimism, since the agreement was closed a few days ago, in exchange for some eight million euros. They will try to lower their price a little more, but the truth is that they consider it to be an acceptable amount. Because they are convinced that the former CA Osasuna and Olympique de Marseille player is still physically prepared to last at least three seasons at the highest level, despite being 32 years old.
‘Azpi’ has proven to be very regular and reliable, and in addition to not having suffered many injuries throughout his career, he can still boast of having an enviable physique. On the other hand, the option of Alonso ending up at Barça is somewhat more complex. To begin with, because it is not considered an obligation for Laporta either. At the end of the day, his role would be secondary, and he would have the mission of trying to take away Jordi Alba’s ownership.
Besides, at Stamford Bridge they are asking about 15 ‘kilos’ for him, a figure that Mateu Alemany considers too high, valuing the fact that he is also quite a veteran, as he is 31 years old.
Sergiño Dest, the key in the operation with Chelsea
But a Barça player could be the key to get the operation unstuck, and that the negotiations with Boehly are unblocked. Because the ‘blues’ would be willing to get rid of Alonso and Azpilicueta in case Sergiño Dest entered the negotiations.
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They could do a 2v1, which Xavi would approve of, as he has shown not to trust the international with the United States team at all.
On the other hand, Tuchel does seem to be a crack that convinces him.
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