Information continues to emerge about the soap opera Fermín López. As we anticipated in FCBN, Chelsea, determined to incorporate the player from Huelva in this summer market, would be willing to improve their offer both to the player to definitively convince him, and to the Blaugrana team so that they have no doubts in closing the negotiation as soon as possible.
In this line, according to the sports newspaper SPORT, the Blues would modify their initial transfer proposal. It is worth remembering that at first there was talk of an offer close to €58M for the skillful Culé attacking midfielder.
Improved Chelsea offer: €65M fixed for Fermín López
However, that amount is already far from what in Can Barça they hope to receive minimally for Fermín, whose minimum exit price has been set at €70M. Now, the new proposal considered by the Londoners would be closer to that figure, since, as detailed by the aforementioned source, in Stamford Bridge they are considering raising their offer to €65M, payable in a single fixed payment, without variables.
This last point is not minor: if the operation is completed under these conditions, it would be a relief to guide the situation with financial fair play and try to approach the 1:1 rule. A real balm for the economy of the team from the Condal City.
Stay at Barça or go to Chelsea? Fermín López's decision
Even so, this transaction is not clear in terms of its completion. Barcelona's position is firm: they will not force the departure of the player from El Campillo, considered a key piece for Hansi Flick's sports project and the unit of young talents with projection. A different case would be if Fermín López expresses his desire to leave in this market, in which case the club would be willing to negotiate.
For now, the ball seems to be in the court of the '16', who is said that, although he wants to continue in the Barcelona team, fighting for minutes in a team where he is valued and where he dreams of consolidating and winning trophies, the offer from Chelsea has generated some doubts. The option of having more prominence and minutes under the confidence of Enzo Maresca (coach of the Lions), together with the salary improvement —the Blues would be willing to give him €15M gross per year (according to El Partidazo de COPE) —, make this alternative a complicated operation to reject.
How will this soap opera Fermín López end? Only the market will tell, but everything indicates that Chelsea's interest will continue to be talked about in the coming hours, with the closing of the market already on the horizon.