According to reports, Barcelona is eagerly looking to sign a replacement for Memphis Depay who had departed the club earlier and are hence set to go hunting and make their next couple of weeks busy.
Barcelona boss Xavi has clearly stated that he wants an allevation and ugrade from their Dutch attacker and not a downgrade.
Barcelona considering Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech
Owing to these demands from Xavi, one of the options being considered by Barcelona is Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech.
Ziyech currently plays for Chelsea and has offered himself to the Camp Nou earlier as he is looking to end his dissatisfying run at the Stamford Bridge.
The blues are also themselves eager enough and open to sanctioning the Moroccan attacker’s sale. This turns even more interesting because they are also open to an exchange deal with Franck Kessie.
Franck Kessie has been struggling ever since he has Barcelona to make an important mark on the club and been considered a potential deal for Chelsea.
Chelsea keen on Ziyech-Kessie swap deal
Chelsea’s interest in Kessie is a consequence of Brighton and Hove Albion being reluctant to offer their Moises Caicedo who was Chelsea’s initial target.
This has been the determining factor for the blues’ keen interest in Kessie, merged with his experience at the peak football and his versatile nature which makes him the right fit for the Stamford Bridge.
According to the latest reports, Chelsea are all geared up for a swap deal which would involve Hakim Ziyech and Kessie.
However, Barcelona on the contrary are not as enthusiastic for the deal. Camp Nou are more leaning towards either a loan deal or conducting two separate deal altogether owning to Financial Fair Play regulations looming over their head.
Despite all that, this swap deal might never come to fruition because Kessie has shown no interest in leaving the La Liga giants and Camp Nou, while even Ziyech has been receiving many offers from clubs such as Eindhoven and PSV.
