Deadline day chaos: Chelsea continue to press for Barcelona forward’s signature

The deadline day of the transfer window is always an extremely chaotic time for the big clubs. Often, managers’ jobs and clubs’ seasons depend on last-minute moves, which may or may not go through.

One such club in question is Barcelona, who are fighting tooth and nail to push Ousmane Dembele out of the club. The Frenchman has decided that he will not renew his contract and prefers to walk away for free in the summer.

Chelsea could come to Barcelona’s rescue, however, with reports from Sky Sports claiming that they have made another inquiry for Dembele.

BREAKING: Chelsea have made ANOTHER inquiry about signing Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele ? #CFC pic.twitter.com/zrh3HewApP

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 31, 2022

Paris Saint-Germain were reportedly reading the race for the World Cup winner’s signature till yesterday but rejected the chance to sign him when Barça demanded €20 million.

Rumours linking Dembele to Chelsea only caught fire in the last hours of the deadline day. Now the Blues are in pole position to reunite him with his Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel.

Just under five hours left till the transfer window shuts down, and Dembele leaving Barcelona could change things massively for all parties in question, especially with the transfer of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal stuck.