Barcelona boss Xavi and the membership hierarchy may as soon as once more look to flip to the Premier League participant pool pasture this summer season because the Catalan giants are edging nearer to securing a deal for Chelsea and Spanish worldwide left-back Marcos Alonso.
According to switch insider Fabrizio Romano, talks between Chelsea and Barça have reached a complicated stage after the participant has made it clear in his need to return to Spain as a part of the following chapter of his credible profession at membership and worldwide stage.
Discussions between Barcelona and Marcos Alonso are nicely superior. He solely needs to return to Spain as quickly as potential. ?? #FCB
Alonso deal will rely upon price ticket, nonetheless ready for Chelsea resolution. Barça haven’t any intention to pay an enormous price as he’s out of contract in 2023. https://t.co/SBjzJEqTZF
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 18, 2022
Alonso has been a great servant for Chelsea since his arrival from Fiorentina in 2016-17 and remained some of the offensively-potent left-backs in England throughout his six seasons in the English high flight.
The Spanish left-back is out of contract after subsequent season, and Barcelona is hopeful that they will prize him away from Chelsea for a price that may not strip them of the prospect of mobilizing their monetary assets to proceed the general path of their rebuilding program beneath Xavi, with Alonso becoming a member of Jordi Alba in a reputable one-two pair on the left facet of the protection providing much-needed depth.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel not too long ago steered that Chelsea may nicely proceed to lose gamers this summer season after Antonio Rüdiger is already set to depart for Real Madrid whereas the futures round numerous key gamers the likes of Andreas Christensen, Reece James, Mason Mount, and Romelu Lukaku additionally stay unsure for one cause or one other.
Should Alonso safe a transfer again to Spain, that would go away Chelsea with simply the returning Ben Chilwell as the one acknowledged left-back on the membership, which might undoubtedly pressure Tuchel into having to strengthen the membership’s depth choices in yet one more place throughout the first-team squad.
What was hopefully a summer season of readability after the membership appeared set to welcome new possession, it may very well be way more irritating for Tuchel and firm to transfer ahead whereas the likes of London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham look to shut the hole in the Premier League in 2022-23.