Chelsea have reportedly been encouraged to make a potential move for a Barcelona star on deadline day.
The 22-year-old, who can play as a central attacking midfield player or winger, has impressed during his time at Barcelona and has emerged as a potential transfer target for Chelsea in the last few days of the ongoing transfer window.
The Spanish international is the kind of player that Chelsea would go for, given that he is young and has a high ceiling.
And it seems they’re now pursuing a late deal for him this summer, according to Simon Phillips.
The Blues have reportedly had some encouragement from Lopez’s camp, which has led to some back and forth between the two.
Phillips stresses that this deal could fade out, but it is worth keeping an eye out for on deadline day.
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Chelsea encouraged to make a move for Fermin Lopez
Discussing the interest in Lopez on his Substack, Phillips said, “Chelsea have been trying to get the player buy-in and whilst that isn’t fully there at this point, SPTC Sources have heard that Chelsea have received ‘encouragement’ from Lopez’s camp – hence why they’ve been trying to verbally agree a fee with his club.”
“Today, it ideally needs Lopez to go to Barcelona and say he wants to join Chelsea, and then Barca will be willing to agree a fee with Chelsea – although there is no guarantee that the two parties will agree a fee. We are unsure at this point whether Lopez would do this because up until now, it’s always been the belief that he ideally wants to stay at his club, so I can’t see him ‘forcing’ a move, unfortunately.”
Meanwhile, Chelsea have had a busy transfer window with a number of incomings and outgoings as they continue to build a formidable squad for the future.
The west London giants are showing real signs of improvement as the likes of Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez start to fulfil their potential, while Joao Pedro also looks like a superb signing.
Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro, Estevao Willian and Jorrel Hato are other recent arrivals, and Lopez would be another who could fit in well as part of this long-term project at Stamford Bridge.
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