FC Barcelona has had a fairly calm transfer window so far. Offering some nice shots at a lower cost (Romeu, Gundogan and soon Cancelo), the Catalans nevertheless lost Ousmane Dembélé, who left for Paris. With the loss of an irremovable holder on its attack line, the culé club has been looking for a replacement for several weeks. While the name of Joao Felix had come back with insistence, nothing has been done for the moment and Lamine Yamal, extraordinary for his debut in the professional group, is a natural replacement. Still, Barca may well need reinforcements for their attacking line.
Indeed, according to information from DailyMail published on Monday, Chelsea could force the Barcelona management to recruit by August 31 because the Blues want to recruit Raphinha and Ferran Torres. Faced with this interest, the Catalan board remains inflexible: it does not want to sell its two players. Moreover, the will of the two players is to stay in Barcelona while Raphinha is highly regarded by Xavi and the Spaniard has made a very convincing start to the season (2 goals in as many league matches). In other words, Chelsea have very little chance of attracting both players within the next few hours.
