The future of Fermin Lopez remains dressed in uncertainty, in the midst of interest of Chelsea in the Blaugrana star. The 22-year-old will give a response to their interest towards the end of Thursday.
Chelsea has reportedly made it clear that they are willing to do business with Barcelona for him. Previous reports say that Lopez will more than double his salary in London, and the blues are willing to spend € 50 million on him. In the meantime, Barcelona will not stand in the way of him if he asks to leave, whereby some within the club argue for a sale that would solve their salary limit problems. Their asking price is reportedly € 70 million.
The side of Enzo Maresca was initially credited with an offer of € 58 million, and Sport says that they have now increased that offer to € 65 million. Their information is that it would also not contain bonuses that are paid in advance. However, Guillem Balague has disputed that information and says that Chelsea will not make an offer until they receive the green light from Lopez. The Catalan journalist also notes that Chelsea has the feeling that the cited figure of € 58 million is expensive, which suggests some distance to negotiate.
Lopez would appear in an interview with the residence and answered questions from fans. The discussion was arranged three days ago, but according to Marca and confirmed by the residence, the event was canceled. Since he would probably be flooded by his future, it is no surprise that Lopez and his agent wanted to avoid the event, whatever way he leans.
Earlier in the day, reports had emerged, which suggested that Lopez was still considering the case, but tended to stay in Barcelona. Alex Pintanel has reported that this is the word that comes from his narrow circle. He also confirms the statements of Balague that Chelsea will wait for encouragement before he makes an offer.