Cesar Azpilicueta, the captain of Chelsea, is said to be set to leave Stamford Bridge next summer due to ties to Barcelona.The Spanish full-back is no longer in Todd Boehly’s plans, as reported by the Spanish outlet Sport. As a result, it appears that the Blues will likely sell him in the summer.
Since Todd Boehly’s consortium took over at Chelsea last year, the club has spent a lot of money in the last couple of transfer windows.However, despite their substantial investment, the west London club has performed poorly on the field and is currently 11th in the Premier League.
Sport said that Boehly wants to sell Blues skipper Cesar Azpilicueta this summer because the Spaniard is losing prominence in the team.The flexible safeguard has been a devoted worker to the London monsters following his £7 million move from Marseille back in 2012.
He has shown up for the Blues to date, having contributed enormously to the club’s prosperity throughout the long term. During his time at Stamford Bridge, the Spain international has won nine trophies, including two Premier League and one Champions League titles.
Last summer, Spanish giants Barcelona were said to be interested in Azpilicueta, who had a lot of talk about leaving Chelsea.However, despite signing a new contract at Stamford Bridge, the 33-year-old has only been used sparingly this season.
This season, the full-back has only played 1408 minutes of football across all competitions for the Blues.Sport reports that Barcelona have rekindled their interest in Apziliccueta as they look for right-back reinforcements. Additionally, it has been claimed that Jordi Cruyff and Mateu Alemany met last week at Stamford Bridge to discuss a transfer for the defender.
In a race to acquire a Chelsea defender, Real Madrid and Barcelona join forces:
Barcelona have allegedly joined matches Genuine Madrid in the chase after Chelsea fullback Reece James in the late spring.The England international is being monitored by the Blaugrana, according to Spanish journalist Gerard Romero on Twitch (via BarcaUniversal), who has also been linked with a move to Real Madrid.
The Englishman, who is widely regarded as one of the best fullbacks in the world right now, is reportedly wanted by both Spanish clubs.Chelsea is in a difficult situation right now, and in order to avoid FFP sanctions, they may need to sell several star players.
James has scored two times and given two aids 24 games across rivalries for the Blues this mission.This season, the full-back has missed a total of 18 games due to injuries, up from 20 the previous year.