{"id":18326,"date":"2026-07-17T20:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18326"},"modified":"2026-07-17T20:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:47:00","slug":"chelsea-told-to-pay-42m-to-sign-pep-chavarria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18326","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea told to pay \u00a342m to sign Pep Chavarria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NewsArticle\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<h6>News<span> \u00bb <\/span>Premier League news<span> \u00bb <\/span>Chelsea news<\/h6>\n<p class=\"articletimestamp\">July 17, 2026 20:00 GMT (UK), by <!-- Author Start -->Sri Aswin<!-- Author End -->\n<\/p>\n<h6>View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets<\/h6>\n<div style=\"float:right\">\n<figure>\n<p class=\"article_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/imghold\/largestPepChavarria2026.jpg\" title=\"Chelsea told to pay \u00a342m to sign Pep Chavarria\" alt=\"Chelsea told to pay \u00a342m to sign Pep Chavarria\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p><figcaption><em itemprop=\"articleSection\">Chelsea to miss out on Chavarria?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:18px; width:450px;\">\n<div style=\"display:inline; border:0px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:3px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/images\/football_transfer_centre.png\" title=\"Football Transfer Centre\" alt=\"Football Transfer Centre\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:16px\">\n<strong>Chelsea have been told to pay\u00a0\u00a342 million to sign Rayo Vallecano left-back <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Pep Chavarria<\/span><\/span>  this summer, according to BBC Sport.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- responsive_ad --><\/p>\n<p>The Blues are expected to land a new left-back this summer after sanctioning the sale of <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Marc Cucurella<\/span><\/span>  to Real Madrid for\u00a0\u00a352m.<\/p>\n<p>Chavarria has been earmarked as the prime target for manager <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Xabi Alonso<\/span><\/span>but the Blues are finding it hard to secure an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old has already given the green light for a transfer, but Vallecano are playing hardball and are sticking to the buy-out clause.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea initially tried to pay\u00a0\u00a313m for the defender, who had a\u00a0\u00a321m release clause in his contract. Vallecano dismissed the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>They have since raised the figure to around\u00a0\u00a321m, but the player&#8217;s release clause reportedly increased to\u00a0\u00a342m in the middle of July.<\/p>\n<p>Vallecano are now adamant that he won&#8217;t leave unless the new figure is met. 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