Chelsea weighing up late swoop for Barcelona duo, including in-form forward

Chelsea have become synonymous with crazy spending ever since Todd Boehly completed the takeover of the club last summer.

A year into the new ownership, the Blues have splashed close to €1 billion on new signings already, and their lavish spending will continue in the final days of the transfer window with two Barcelona players on the Blues’ radars.

Ferran Torres, Raphinha eyed by Chelsea

Indeed, as per Daily Mail in England, Chelsea have set their sights on Barcelona duo Ferran Torres and Raphinha and are weighing up moves for the two forwards.

There is nothing advanced as far as Chelsea’s interest in the Barça duo at this moment, but they are discussing potential moves for them, along with Arsenal starlet Emile Smith Rowe.

Torres has not been a regular in Xavi Hernandez’s starting lineup at Barcelona, but has begun the new season on a strong note.

The former Valencia and Manchester City attacker has scored two important goals in two appearances in La Liga already, putting to bed the speculations surrounding his future.

As for Raphinha, the Brazilian appears to be set for a prominent role in Xavi’s setup following Ousmane Dembele’s departure.

The former Leeds United star was on Chelsea’s radars in the past as well and they are again considering a move for him, especially as Lamine Yamal’s explosion could result in the Brazilian’s starting spot being under threat.

Abde the likely departee

However, despite Chelsea’s interest and Barcelona’s need for sales, it is unlikely that they will offload Torres or Raphinha at this juncture in the transfer window.

Instead, as things stand, it appears that it will be Ez Abde who could leave the club if there is indeed a departure from the attacking unit.

The 21-year-old is reportedly disappointed after being overlooked against Villarreal and is weighing up the possibility of an exit.

As for Ferran and Raphinha, both have constantly maintained that they wish to stay and succeed at Barcelona.

And unless Chelsea come up with an extraordinary offer, it is likely that they will remain with the Blaugrana this season.