Barcelona midfielder has not had any contact with Chelsea, very happy at club

Earlier today, AS published a sensational report stating that Barcelona midfielder Gavi had been approached by Chelsea over a possible transfer in the summer.

It was claimed that the Blues’ officials had met with the youngster’s agent, Ivan de la Pena, three weeks ago in Madrid to discuss a possible move in the summer. Furthermore, it was suggested that Gavi had grown upset with Barcelona due to his contract not being registered.

However, soon enough, reports emerged claiming that there was no truth to the story and that Gavi wants to stay at Barcelona.

Now, Tomas Andreu of SPORT has provided a much more extensive report on Gavi and the links to Chelsea.

As per the report, neither Barcelona nor Gavi have received any sort of proposal or enquiry from Chelsea over a possible transfer this summer. It is further stated that there has been no contact between the Premier League club and the young midfielder.

Gavi’s rise in stature on the field, coupled with the difficulties in registering his contract, have given way to speculations over his future. However, the 18-year-old is not thinking about playing for any club other than Barcelona at this point.

The Spaniard is said to be very happy and satisfied at the club both sportingly and with off-the-pitch matters. Furthermore, his entourage is confident that Barcelona will find a way to resolve the contract registration issues that have become a major talking point.

As for the alleged meeting between Chelsea and Gavi’s agent Ivan de la Pena, the report states that the talks were held to discuss Luis Enrique as a potential managerial candidate and not the Barcelona midfielder.

It is said that these were the first round of talks held between De la Pena and Chelsea for Enrique before the ex-Barcelona manager flew to London with the former.

The report stresses that Gavi’s name never came up in any conversations at any point, with the club not looking to sell him and the player not wanting to leave. So, as things stand, there does not seem to be anything to the chatter surrounding the Spaniard and Chelsea.