Chelsea is targeting Fermin Lopez, the promising young star of Barcelona, in the summer transfer window this year.
Chelsea aimed at Barca's Fermin Lopez
Spanish media, namely Fichajes, revealed that Chelsea is willing to spend more than 50 million euros to attract Fermin Lopez to Stamford Bridge. Despite owning terrible rookies like Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens, Chelsea has not shown signs of stopping during the reconstruction of the squad at the request of coach Enzo Maresca.
However, this deal is not easy. Barcelona did not want to sell Fermin, the versatile midfielder became an important card under Hansi Flick. Last season, the 22 -year -old contributed 8 goals and 10 assists after 46 appearances in all competitions, an impressive figure with a young talent grown from La Masia.
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| Chelsea aimed at Barca's Fermin Lopez |
Fermin can play well in the center of the midfield, No. 10 or left, a very useful player in the context of Barcelona is still struggling with financial constraints from La Liga. However, Chelsea believes that, if making a reasonable proposal, the Catalunya team can completely be shaken in the context that they are in need of budget balance.
The situation of Fermin also made all the possibility of being left open. Despite having been with Barcelona since 2016 and always aspiring to assert himself at the Camp Nou, a player born in 2003 may consider leaving if he continues to play the role of the bench. In fact, in 46 appearances in the 2024/25 season, only 19 fermin matches were played, a number that was not too positive.
However, the prospect at Chelsea is not necessarily more comfortable. Enzo Maresca owns a series of quality options at the No. 10 and left wing, Fermin's forte roles. Even when he was tested in the center of the midfield, he could hardly compete with the famous names in the current Blues squad.