Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta can boast of achievingsomething that no other player at the London club has achieved, claiming all possible trophies a player can collectively win. Thanks to the Blues’triumph overPalmeiras 2-1 in the FIFA Club World Cup Final last Saturday,February 12, the Spaniard became the first player in the history of the club to win the maximum number of trophies that couldbe won withChelsea.
The 32-year-old veteran has won the UEFA Champions League, Premier League, UEFA Europa League, FA Cup, CarabaoCup, UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. However, Azpilicueta’scontract with the WestLondon giants expires in June 2022, and the parties are still far from reaching an agreement for a new deal.
The Spanish defenderarrived at Stamford BridgeChelsea in 2012 from French sideMarseille. This has beenthe third season in which he is the captain of the reigning UEFA Champions League winners, for whom he has featured in a total of 459 games across all competitions, scoring15 goals.
Barcelona-Azpilicueta: Two-year contract ready
Barcelona have now appeared to takeadvantage ofCesar Azpilicueta’s extension dilemma, getting in contactwith the player’s entourage. As per Italian transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, the Blaugranahaveofficially offered the playera two-year contract with the option to extend his stay at Camp Nou for another season.
The Catalan sidecan’t afford to go on a shoppingspree once the transfer window reopens, so they are looking for quality players that they can lure on free transfers.It has been said that the La Liga outfit hadstarted negotiations with Azpilicueta in December to take him as a free agent in the summer after his contract with Chelsea runs down.
Due to their difficult financial situation, Xavi Hernandez‘steam signed a number of free agents last summer, such as Eric Garcia, Memphis Depay. This winter, their low-cost arrivals includeDani Alves, as well as the loansigningofAdama Traore from Wolves, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal for free.
