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Chelsea\u2019s move for Valent\u00edn Barco is still heading in the same direction \u2013 towards Stamford Bridge. However, the latest reports suggest there are still a few details left to sort. <\/strong><\/p>\n As we covered earlier today<\/strong>outlets in Argentina and Spain have gone strong on the idea that Barco to Chelsea is already agreed. Some reports even presented the transfer as effectively completed. Only the announcement is missing.<\/p>\n Now, French newspaper The Team<\/strong> offer a slightly more measured version.<\/p>\n According to the report, discussions between Chelsea and Barco\u2019s representatives remain \u201cconstant\u201d.<\/p>\n The move is clearly advancing and nobody in France seems to doubt the direction it is heading. However, the fact talks are still ongoing suggests there are still some loose ends being ironed out before everything is formally signed off.<\/p>\n L\u2019\u00c9quipe explain the transfer has been in the works for weeks. In addition, they add that neither Liam Rosenior\u2019s departure nor Xabi Alonso\u2019s arrival changed Chelsea\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n That\u2019s notable because Rosenior was heavily linked to the operation<\/strong> from the beginning. He had pushed Chelsea to sign Barco after rebuilding the Argentine\u2019s career at Strasbourg.<\/p>\n Now it sound like Chelsea as a club are now fully committed to the idea, regardless of the coaching change.<\/p>\n The French outlet also repeat claims that a six-year contract is waiting for the midfielder in London.<\/p>\n Barco himself has only added to the feeling that the move is close.<\/p>\n After Strasbourg\u2019s final Ligue 1 match against Monaco, the Argentine applauded supporters. He pointed towards the club badge on his shirt and later posted an emotional farewell message on Instagram.<\/p>\n That sequence was widely interpreted in France as the clearest sign yet that his time at Strasbourg is over.<\/p>\n Still, there is a difference between a transfer feeling inevitable and every detail actually being completed.<\/p>\n According to L\u2019\u00c9quipe, Strasbourg are expected to make a huge profit on the player. They signed Barco permanently from Brighton for around \u20ac10m (\u00a38.7m) last summer and are now set to sell him for at least double that amount.<\/p>\n The report also mentions that Barco\u2019s difficult end to the season, after returning early from an ankle injury, has not changed Chelsea\u2019s thinking.<\/p>\n At this stage, everything still points towards the midfielder ending up at Stamford Bridge this summer.<\/p>\n It just seems there are still a few final details to settle before Chelsea can officially close the file.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chelsea\u2019s move for Valent\u00edn Barco is still heading in the same direction \u2013 towards Stamford…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Chelsea still negotiating details with Barco camp<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Strasbourg farewell added to feeling transfer is coming<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Chelsea still pushing ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n