Chelsea told club ‘will not accept an offer of less than €20m’ for player – Idea ‘gaining weight’

Despite insistence from within the camp of Sergiño Dest that he isn’t ready to leave Barcelona, Chelsea continue to be linked with him.

Mundo Deportivo are the ones to continue the saga on Monday, explaining the Blues are struggling to find a left-back to fill the gap left by Ben Chilwell’s injury.

With Lucas Digne seemingly on his way to Aston Villa and Lyon refusing to release Emerson Palmieri from his loan, their alternative has been to turn to Dest, who is a right-back by trade.

He can play down the left, however, having done so for Barcelona, which is why his profile is ‘gaining weight’.

For the La Liga side, however, one thing is clear: ‘the intention with Sergiño is to recover the investment, so they will not accept an offer of less than €20m’ for the defender.

They then point out that ‘although the 21-year-old has expressed his intention to succeed at the Camp Nou, the emergence of Thomas Tuchel’s team may make him rethink his decision’.

We’ll have to wait and see.