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Barcelona faces Getafe this Sunday for matchday 18 of LaLiga Santander with the mission of maintaining the leadership and advantage over their closest pursuer: Real Madrid. While the players get ready to receive the Azulones at the Spotify Camp Nou, in the offices of the blaugrana stadium, they are working on the departure of a player who, despite having only been with Culer for a few months, has become a discard for Xavi Hernández. The low amount of minutes he has this season makes it evident.
We are talking about Franck Kessié, the Ivorian midfielder who has become a target to leave Barcelona's first team during this transfer window. Fortunately for the Catalan team, offers for the African player are not lacking, one of them being none other than Chelsea from the Premier League.
According to reports from the English press on Saturday, the London club is interested in Kessié's arrival for the remainder of the season. In exchange, the top brass of the blue team would let go of Hakim Ziyech. The operation at Stamford Bridge is seen with good eyes since the Moroccan is not an essential piece for coach Graham Potter.
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Ziyech is an option that Barcelona already had in the last January transfer window, but then the club preferred to bet on Ferran Torres and Adama. Jordi Cruyff would be his main supporter, but there are doubts in the blaugrana club due to his irregularity despite having completed a World Cup with a passing grade.
Chelsea is open to anything with Ziyech. From a loan to an exchange with Kessié, although this operation is not in Barcelona's plans. Only a loan and in separate operations could fit, although there are doubts.
According to the English press, Ziyech has offers from Milan and PSV Eindhoven, and his future will be defined in the next few hours.
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