€50m asking price for key starter means transfer this summer is possible – but not likely

Marc Cucurella is being linked with moves away from Chelsea at the moment, with Spanish sources picking up steam.

Chelsea’s financial reality is that the Blues will have to sell players when they get a good offer to make money on them, no matter how important they are to the first team.

That’s the situation with Marc Cucurella right now, with reports in Spain starting to brew that Barcelona want to make him a marquee addition this summer.

Barcelona, Cucurella and Chelsea all open to move – but price could prove tricky

Mundo Deportivo have today written that, while Cucurella is happy in London, his long term aim is to return to his home city of Barcelona, as the player himself admitted in some controversial international break comments.

The Blues paid €64m for Cucurella, but with so much of that now amortised, would apparently accept offers of closer to €50m. Barcelona aren’t likely to be able to pay that, however. This whole move could end up delayed a year as the defender comes closer to the end of his contract.

Wayne Rooney suggested an interesting candidate for Chelsea’s manager in his latest BBC podcast.

Chelsea are already thinking about their summer plans, with an outline of what type of personality they’re aiming for laid out here.