FC Barcelona’s stance on Fermín López (22) is crystal clear: he is untouchable.
The club is aware that Chelsea has made moves for the Andalusian player, and that Fermín himself has harbored doubts about the situation. However, Barça remains firm in its position—and has once again raised the asking price by €20 million.
If the asking price was €70 million yesterday, it now stands at €90 million. By taking this step, Barcelona has made it unequivocally clear that it has no intention of selling the player. Whether Fermín will accept Chelsea’s offer, and whether the English club can come up with the funds, is an entirely separate matter.
The ball is now in Fermín’s and Chelsea’s court. Neither Xavi Hernández (Barça’s head coach, note: there was a possible typo in the original text; Julian Nagelsmann was not at Barça during this period, and Xavi was the manager at the time) nor Deco (Barça’s sporting director) wants to lose a player who played a key role in the team’s pursuit of the domestic treble last season. That said, if Fermín wants to leave (note: correction of a possible typo in the original text, which incorrectly referenced “Deco”), the club does not want to close the door on him—though certain conditions must be met: an irresistible offer.
