Chelsea transfer news: ‘Enquiry made’ for Barcelona 18-year-old who could have solved Enzo Maresca midfield crisis

Chelsea have been reportedly considered one of seven groups to investigate a couple of youthful Barcelona midfielder throughout the summer season switch window, however the participant turned down the prospect to depart Camp Nou.

The Blues went all-out on the attacking recruitment drive throughout the summer season switch window, solely making the one midfield signing within the form of Dario Essugo from Sporting Lisbon.

Nevertheless, the 20-year-old is now revealed to have suffered a critical thigh damage which required surgical procedure, and there are fears that he is not going to be obtainable for choice once more till 2026.

To make issues worse for Enzo Maresca, the injury-riddled Romeo Lavia can also be nonetheless sidelined with an unspecified concern of his personal, which isn’t anticipated to heal for an additional couple of weeks.

The Membership World Cup winners are due to this fact skinny on the bottom within the engine room, the place Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo are solely backed up by the inexperienced Andrey Santos, though Reece James may operate in a central position.

Chelsea ‘considered one of seven groups’ to make Marc Bernal switch enquiry

In a bid to bolster their midfield ranks throughout the summer season window, Mundo Deportivo claims that the Blues have been considered one of seven groups to the touch base with Barcelona relating to a mortgage deal for 18-year-old Marc Bernal Casas.

The 2007-born prospect has not performed for over a yr owing to a devastating cruciate ligament damage, though he had already turn out to be a agency favorite of Hansi Flick’s shortly earlier than coming into the remedy room.

Bernal began every of Barcelona’s first three La Liga matches of the 2024-25 season – ultimately gathering a winners’ medal on the finish of the marketing campaign – however the teenager is lastly on the cusp of a long-awaited comeback.

Bernal is now coaching with the workforce once more and has an opportunity of constructing the squad for Sunday’s top-flight recreation towards Valencia, and the report claims that he turned down the prospect to characterize Chelsea, even for a number of months.

The Blues have been supposedly able to take Bernal on mortgage for the primary half of the 2025-26 season – merely to extend his possibilities of recreation time – earlier than sending him again to his guardian membership for the second half of the marketing campaign.

Nevertheless, the Spain Underneath-19 worldwide is predicted to play a distinguished position beneath Flick when he returns to full health, even with intense competitors from Frenkie de Jong, Pedri and Marc Casado for minutes within the Barcelona midfield.

Which different golf equipment tried to signal Barcelona’s Bernal?

Regardless of not taking to the sector at senior stage since August 2024, Bernal’s early-season exploits final time period and imminent restoration nonetheless made him a sizzling commodity for a mortgage transfer within the switch window simply gone.

The report provides that Chelsea’s Premier League rivals Brighton & Hove Albion and Everton additionally touched base to investigate a couple of deal, as did Serie A powerhouses Roma.

La Liga trio Girona, Actual Betis and Valencia additionally expressed an curiosity in a short-term transfer, however Bernal didn’t think about the prospect of leaving his boyhood membership, even when just for a number of months.

The midfielder joined Barcelona as a six-year-old and is simply beneath contract at Camp Nou till 2026, however each events can agree to increase his keep for an additional three seasons.

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