Overview
- Chelsea offered Christopher Nkunku plus cash in a reported £60 million swap proposal to sign Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez
- Barcelona manager Hansi Flick and club officials turned down the approach, viewing Lopez as a key part of their future plans
- The Catalan side has shifted its summer attacking priority to Liverpool winger Luis Diaz
- Nkunku, who made only nine Premier League starts under Enzo Maresca this season, appears destined to leave Stamford Bridge
- Chelsea have already reinforced their forward line by signing Ipswich Town’s Liam Delap for £30 million and opted against a permanent deal for Jadon Sancho