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If Franck Kessié and Andreas Christensen seem to be heading towards Barca, both free of any contract in June, the Blaugranas have not finished with their transfer window. The poor performance of Clément Lenglet, the absence of Samuel Umtiti and the advanced age of Dani Alves (38) and Jordi Alba (33) push the will of the leaders to strengthen the defensive sector. For this, two names come back with authority on the Catalan side, we learn Mundo Deportivo.
Two Spaniards from Chelsea in the crosshairs
The first is that of César Azpilicueta. The former Marseille, who will be out of contract in 2023, wants to join Barça. He is also the priority of the Catalan board which sees in him an interesting player for his versatility (he can play central and side defender) and his leadership. However, the operation does not look so simple: the fact that the Spanish international is still linked to the Blues by a contract and the situation at Chelsea may complicate the transfer. The London club are facing turmoil following the departure of Roman Abramovich and the issue of handling transfer cases remains unclear. Although he wants to leave England to join Spain, Azpilicueta will not force his departure, as a good captain, while Barça say they are ready to pay a transfer fee.
The second player targeted by FC Barcelona is Marcos Alonso. Like Azpilicueta, the left-back has a contract until 2023 and wants to join Catalonia. The club had already worked on a possible arrival of the piston of the Blues in January 2021 but the failure of the sale of Junior Firpo had blocked the operation. With the Dominican side today in Leeds, the lights seem to be green for Alonso, subject to an agreement with Chelsea.
Trained at Real Madrid, Alonso hopes to follow in the footsteps of his father who played 124 games for the Blaugranas from 1982 to 1987.
Benjamin Benhamou
to summarize
Following the signing of Andreas Christensen from FC Barcelona, the club is targeting two other Chelsea defenders, César Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso. The Spaniards want to join the Spanish team which will have to agree with the board of the Blues.
