Barcelona set Chelsea signing ultimatum amid shock 'formal offer' as two key conditions revealed

According to reports, FC Barcelona have package 2 maladies after Chelsea administered a ‘formal deal’ for talented midfielder Fermin Lopez.

So much this summertime season, Chelsea have invested around £250m on signings as they are the finally-biggest spenders in Europe, touchdown Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Willian Estevao and Jorrel Hato.

In recent weeks, reports have proved that their emphasis is on touchdown Alejandro Garnacho and Xavi Simons as their next off 2 marquee signings, while it has in addition been claimed that they can sign a centre-ago to replace Levi Colwill.

Yet, it showed up on Tuesday that they are in addition gaining a shifting for 22-year-ratty Barcelona celebrity Lopez, with an outlet in Spain acting they have lodged a ‘formal deal’ worth around 50 million euros for the versatile striking midfielder.

On Tuesday evening, send teaching Fabrizio Romano authenticated Chelsea have “spoken to the player’s rep”, but he has poured marine on suggestions that a referral has been sent.

“Chelsea spoke to the player’s agents on Tuesday. There was direct dubs to ask around the eventuality and recognize the contract defines,” Romano claimed on his YouTube avenue.

“I can inform you that Barcelona resources are refuting any type of referral. Barcelona assurance that they wear’t have any type of official referral from Chelsea, any type of formal referral, any type of e-mail, this or that.

“There is zero bar-to-bar call as of now. We’re in the final days [of the window], so this is not attending be a matter of weeks or months; merely, it’s a matter of hours and days, so this can fluctuation any type of moment.

“Yet there is zero bar-to-bar call, zero official referral from Chelsea, zero significant endeavors stealing void, totally nothing truly tenacious to this record. Chelsea value Fermin, for sure, he’s a player they like.

“Yet Chelsea, to start with, like different gamers, not lone Fermin. An additional point I want to say: that doesn’t like Fermin? He’s one of the ideal around the cosmos in his stance, awfully young, hefty capacity.

“This deal can lone be you can understandably illustration if Barcelona and the player earn a choice to responsive the door to an leave, which is something that hasn’t showed up so much, and if Chelsea earn a choice to referral, which is something that hasn’t showed up so much.”

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A record from Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, meanwhile, claims Barcelona have package Chelsea an warning, as they want the Premier League giants to elevate their deal to around 70 million euros.

It is in addition wagered out that Barcelona would lone sanction Lopez’s leave if he ‘executions’ a send.

The record claims:

‘Flick is counting on the Andalusian and the Barcelona bar would lone ponder his leave if the player executions it and a hefty deal administer consumptions here.’