Transfers
Barcelona and Chelsea would be considering exchanging players so that both clubs benefit from a somewhat complicated transfer.
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The Barcelona and Chelsea are in very particular moments because neither of them gave the performance they expected during the season and they intend to reinforce themselves strongly for the following year. While the situation of the London team is complicated because the change of ownership could change how the club works, the Spanish team has financial problems that prevent it from going out with ease on the transfer market. It is due to these particular situations that the two are seeking a common good.
Because at the same time that they need to strengthen their squad, there are players who want a change of scenery. Jorginho and Frenkie de Jong are among the best midfielders in the world, they have shown their footballing qualities on countless occasions; but given the little participation they have in the first team, they are looking forward to a change of scenery. Similarly, the exchange between the Chelsea and Barcelona has to do with the defensive zone.
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What is the exchange planned by both teams?
Barcelona has been working for several months on the signing of César Azpilicuetawho has a contract with Chelsea until 2023 because the club unilaterally extended the link. In addition, in recent weeks the rumor began to grow that Marcos Alonso also wanted to return to his native country since he did not see a promising future in London. So, faced with these two situations, the Culé club began to manage the departure of both defenders from England, since Xavi Hernández needs to reinforce both the right and left sides.
At the same time, Thomas Tuchel expressly asked the football commission to make an attempt for Sergiño Dest, who would fit perfectly with his football idea. The American arrived at Barcelona at the hands of Ronald Koeman, but for not having shown great performance he ended up being relegated from the squad. Although he has added a good number of minutes, that ended up happening due to the different losses that Xavi had throughout the season.
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So, the idea of both Chelsea and Barcelona is to make a kind of 2×1 with these surnames. Bearing in mind that Barcelona do not want Dest’s services, and that sooner or later Tuchel’s team would lose Alonso and Azpilicueta, it would end up being a positive deal for both teams. Of course, the operation is still complicated because the clubs will have to individually negotiate the players’ contracts, so there could be an important obstacle there.
The concrete thing is that the intention of the institutions is to renew their squads to be protagonists of the respective tournaments that they must face the following season. Because the truth is that Barcelona was very far from Real Madrid in La Liga, and Chelsea ended up staying in the fight for the Premier League against Manchester City and Liverpool.
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