Chelsea are nonetheless stated to be ready on Raphinha to shut their big-money switch for the winger.
It emerged earlier this week that the Blues had agreed a £55million cope with Leeds United for the signing.
However the deal has not but progressed, with UOL through SportWitness claiming Chelsea are nonetheless ready for the participant to agree private phrases.
In accordance with the report, Raphinha nonetheless prefers a transfer to Barcelona and has requested agent Deco to examine on the Blaugrana’s curiosity yet one more time.
Barcelona are understood to have an interest, however monetary difficulties are going to make it extraordinarily troublesome for them to finish a deal this summer time.
It’s unclear how Chelsea will view the state of affairs, given they’ll need to signal a participant who desires to make the transfer to Stamford Bridge.
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However with Barca unable to drag off a deal anyway, it’s possible Chelsea will stay in pole place, and Raphinha is probably going going to should determine with out the presence of the Spanish giants.
Although, Chelsea usually are not prone to wait round eternally amid what needs to be a busy summer time for the West London membership.