Chelsea offer €75 million plus player as part of deal to sign Barcelona star – Reports
Barcelona have reportedly turned down Chelsea’s €75 million player-plus-cash deal to sign midfielder Fermin Lopez. The 22-year-old has been one of the Blaugrana’s key players.
Lopez made his first-team debut in the 2023-24 season and has played nearly 90 matches across competitions in two campaigns, contributing 19 goals and 11 assist. The Spaniard registered eight goals and 10 assists in 46 outings across competitions as Barca won the domestic treble.
Despite being contracted to the Camp Nou till 2029, Lopez has attracted attention from the Blues, who finished fourth in the Premier League last season and won the UEFA Europa Conference League. As per El Chiringuito TV (via Barca Universal), the Blues offered a player-plus-cash offer for Lopez, but it was turned down by the Blaugrana.
The midfielder scored six times and provided five assists in 28 games as Hansi Flick’s side ended arch-rivals Real Madrid’s La Liga title defence. He also bagged a goal and an assist in six games in their victorious Copa del Rey campaign, where Barca beat Los Blancos 3-2 in extra time in the final.
Lopez’s other goal contibutions – one goal and four assists in 11 games – during the season came in the UEFA Champions League, where Barcelona lost 7-6 on aggregate to Inter Milan in the semi-finals following a 4-3 extra time second-leg loss at home.