Chelsea takes advantage of the FC Barcelona crisis and now wants another star besides Lionel Messi
The Argentinian legend is wanted by the Premier League side, that also chases another player from FC Barcelona.
FC Barcelona is facing a tremendous crisis. The Catalan side debts more than $800 million and is taking several measures to recover the financial situation left by ex-president Josep María Bartomeu. One of those is reducing the mass salary paid to their players, but it’s not the only one.
Lionel Messi is still defining that he will be doing on the future, as his contract with Barça ends on June 2021 and there are several chances of his departing. He wanted to do so during the past transfer window but Bartomeu didn’t let him, but now the possibilities of that happening are increasing.
Manchester City is the club that showed more interest on the Argentinian star, but Chelsea also intends to sign him with a juicy offer. But the Blues are not only interested on Messi, but also on some other Barcelona players, considering the complicated economic situation of the club.
It is being rumored in international press that Chelsea also wants Coutinho. The Brazilian attacker arrived Barcelona on August 2020, after going back from a loan at Bayern Munich, but hasn’t yet adapted to the team. As Ronald Koeman doesn’t consider him a key player and due to the financial situation of the club, it could be an option to sell him.
