Chelsea owner Todd Boehly travels to Barcelona for transfer talks, with the Catalan side offering Sergino Dest and Memphis Depay in exchange for Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso
- Todd Boehly was seen landing at Barcelona ahead of key negotiations
- Barcelona are interested in signing both Cezar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso
- The Blues have been linked with Frenkie de Jong but he prefers Man United
- Bayern Munich think they have an agreement with Matthijs de Ligt
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly traveled to Barcelona on Thursday to discuss a number of potential swap deals.
Barcelona want Chelsea full-backs Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso and are ready to offer players as part of negotiations rather than paying more than a small fee.
Dutch-born US international full-back Sergino Dest and Dutch international Memphis Depay are believed to be among the names on offer.
Todd Boehly was filmed after arriving in Spain to conduct transfer talks with Barcelona
Marcos Alonso (right) and Cesar Azpilicueta (centre) are both targets for Barcelona
Barcelona manager Mateu Alemany, consultant Jordi Cruyff and president Joan Laporta were all present at the meeting along with Boehly and Behdad Eghbali.
Chelsea have been linked with Frenkie de Jong but he would rather link up with Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.
He has long been United’s No.1 target this summer and they have agreed a transfer fee of up to £70million.
But as Sportsmail reported on Wednesday, a decision is now being delayed by the fact that Barcelona still owe De Jong £17million in deferred payments and bonuses during the pandemic.
Frenkie de Jong interests Chelsea but Manchester United is his No.1 choice
De Jong has played 140 times for Barcelona since joining from Ajax, scoring 13 times in his three seasons. His only trophy at Camp Nou was the Copa del Rey in 2021.
A switch has also been complicated by Barcelona president Joan Laporta publicly insisting the club have no intention of letting De Jong go.
Bayern Munich, meanwhile, believe they have a commitment from Matthijs de Ligt to join them ahead of Chelsea this summer.
The Germans have yet to agree a fee with Juventus, however.
The Blues are looking to strengthen in defense following the departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.
Matthijs de Ligt is a target for Chelsea but Bayern Munich believe he is first choice
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