According to reports, Barcelona have told Chelsea to pay the release clause of midfielder Fermin Lopez after the Premier League club offered £29.3million. Fermin joined the La Masia ranks at the age of 13, arriving from Spanish rivals Real Betis.
He made his Barcelona debut last August after a loan spell with Linares Deportivo in 2022/23, coming off the bench late on in a 4-3 La Liga victory away to Villarreal. Surprisingly, the 21-year-old took advantage of the club’s injury troubles to play 42 times across all competitions last term, scoring 11 goals and providing one assist. His fine form at club level earned Fermin a place in Luis de la Fuente’s squad for the European Championship after making his Spain debut in a June friendly against Andorra.
MORE ON BARCELONA FROM F365 👉 Williams to Liverpool, Olmo to Man City? Five transfers for Spain stars after Euro 2024 glory 👉 Salah to Real Madrid, Isak to PSG? 10 AI-predicted transfers ranked on the likelihood of them happening The Barcelona talent has been an unused substitute in all but one of La Roja’s six Euro 2024 fixtures, coming off the bench in a dead rubber against Albania in the group stage. Fermin’s form for the La Liga giants has caught the eye of Premier League outfit Chelsea , who are looking to be aggressive in the transfer market once again. The Blues have spent over £1billion on new players since a Todd Boehly-led consortium bought them from Roman Abramovich before the 2022 summer transfer window.
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