Marcos Alonso reportedly ready to leave Chelsea and join Barcelona.
This summer, the 31-year-old has been linked with a move to Barcelona, along with Chelsea teammate Cesar Azpilicueta.
While Azpilicueta is expected to stay at Stamford Bridge, Alonso’s move has been made possible by the arrival of Marc Cucurella from Brighton & Hove Albion.
Alonso is said to have said his goodbyes to workers at Chelsea’s Cobham training base as he prepares to leave this weekend.
He has played more than 200 games for the Blues and has five major championships to his name after six years with the team.
The 31-year-old has a two-year contract in place and has already agreed to personal terms.
Barcelona are closing on Marcos Alonso deal! Barça and Chelsea are finalising the agreement, working on the last details in order to get deal completed very soon. 🚨🔵🔴 #FCB
Been told final fee will be less than €10m. Personal terms already agreed three months ago. pic.twitter.com/e7YGDcTD8H
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 5, 2022
Related: Barcelona To Sell Up To Four Players Before The End Of The Week
However, La Liga on Friday issued a warning to Barcelona, stating that until more cuts are made, they will not be allowed to register any of their new additions.
According to reports, they still need to raise money by £126 million, which means they must cut player salaries and offload players like Frenkie de Jong to Chelsea and Manchester United, who are vying for the midfielder.
Barcelona To Sell Up To Four Players Before The End Of The Week
There is not much time left before FC Barcelona commence their 2022/23 campaign. However, the club must first deal with the difficult task of selling some of the squad’s less important players.
Recently, the Catalans were successful in letting off Oscar Mingueza to Celta Vigo. About four more are likely to follow suit over the coming week as the club attempts to resolve its finances ahead of the new season.
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