Barcelona star Fermin Lopez is in the middle of the headlines this week, after interest from Chelsea. The Blaugrana has promoted a movement this summer for various of their players, but unlike Ronald Arajo, Andreas Christensen or Marc Casado, Lopez has an attractive offer to leave the club.
The blues are reportedly prepared to come close to the asking price of Barcelona of € 70 million for Lopez, 22, who has had the opportunity to double or triple his salary in London, with a reported € 15 million a year on the table. They would also offer him a greater role than he currently has in Barcelona.
The club's position is that although they will not 'force' the move, they will not stop, and if he would ask to leave, then director of Football Deco would negotiate with Chelsea. The sale would considerably relieve their persistent problems with salary limit, despite the fact that it would go against the wishes of manager Hansi Flick. It was also suggested that a dressing room even spit ended with one of his teammates who asked to sell Lopez.
Given the size of the offer, Fermin Lopez thought it was his duty to investigate the offer, according to MD, and the Blaugrana gave him 48 hours to make a decision that ends today (Thursday). If he decides before the move, Chelsea Illl presents a formal offer. They are also in conversation with alternatives Alejandro Garnacho and Xavi Simons. However, Guillem Balague has explained that Chelsea may not come close to Barcelona's asking price, and their offer would be around € 50 million, instead of the € 58 million or € 70 million figures that have been discussed.
However, Sport reports that Lopez is on its way to Barcelona. “I want to say,” is pronounced in his closest circle, even though he weighs the advantages and disadvantages of the decision, while MD says that all the possibilities are on the table. It seems that leaning before the end of the day a final call will be made.