Chelsea have set their sights on Barcelona’s Memphis Depay, according to reports.
The forward’s contract expires in 2023 and reports linking him with a move away from the Camp Nou intensified since Robert Lewandowski arrived at the club.
Barca host Rayo Vallecano on Saturday and have to find a way to lower their wage bill to register new signings for the first tie of the season this weekend.
Sport explain the La Liga side’s leaders are working to resolve cases related to nine players. The ‘most urgent’ ones are that of Depay, Martin Braithwaite and Samuel Umtiti, who are no longer included in Xavi Hernández’s plans.
If Chelsea are keen to sign the Dutchman, then they will have to step up their efforts to get ahead of Juve for his signature.
The Blues let Romelu Lukaku join Inter Milan and are set to allow Timo Werner return to RB Leipzig, therefore Depay could help add numbers in attack.
