According to transfer source Dean Jones, the subject of Memphis Depay, who is a target for Chelsea, would have been up during earlier conversations with Barcelona.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!This is because of the fact that both Blues players Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta, who just pledged their futures to Stamford Bridge, have been widely linked with the Nou Camp team.
What is the most recent Depay-related news?
The Evening Standard claims that Chelsea has received a bid to sign Depay as well as colleagues Frenkie de Jong and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Marc Cucurella are the three players Thomas Tuchel has added to his team this month, but the Blues manager is still aiming to sign a striker before the end of the transfer window in September.
Barcelona is thus making sure Chelsea is “fully informed” about Depay’s condition in order to help them with their financial problems.
Depay joined the La Liga giants a year ago, but with the purchase of Robert Lewandowski, his opportunity to play decreased even more as a result of the entrance of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
How did Jones describe Depay?
Memphis is being pulled in so many different ways, he said to GIVEMESPORT, that it’s difficult to tell which teams are really interested in signing him and which clubs have just been asked whether they would be.
Memphis’ name would have come up in talks since he is a Barcelona player and Chelsea has been in touch with Barcelona all summer.
Would Chelsea be wise to bring in Depay?
Even though Depay has been very good since leaving Manchester United, his track record in English football indicates that Chelsea would want to avoid bringing him back to the Premier League.
In 32 Premier League games, he scored only twice and provided one assist, which finally led to his departure from Old Trafford.
Depay, however, restarted his career in Lyon, where he scored 78 goals and added 55 assists in only four seasons in France. Although he hasn’t been able to replicate that form at Barcelona, Depay still has a track record of success in the highest division of football.
In addition, Depay is versatile enough to play on both sides and in the center, which is exactly what Tuchel needs in the wake of Romelu Lukaku’s departure and uncertainties over the futures of Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic, and Timo Werner.
Depay, who makes £158,000 a week and is available for a discount since Barcelona wants to get rid of him, would serve as a good temporary solution for Chelsea.
