Friday, 28 March 2008

Xavi is on the Chelsea list

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Chelsea is seriously considering an offer for Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernández (28). A few years ago, former Chelsea manager José Mourinho tried a first time to bring the player to London. Iván Corretja, the agent of Xavi, then made clear that the player would like to retire with Barcelona and this idea probably hasn't change in the meantime (read more here).

In an attempt to convince the Spanish international, Chelsea would be offering Xavi a long-term contract until 2012. This offer could lead Barcelona to soon renew the player's contract until the same date. Xavi's current contract with Barcelona expires in 2010, having a buyout clause of 60 million euro (°) for foreign clubs and 150 million euro (°°) for Spanish clubs. British tabloid The Daily Mirror claims that Chelsea would make a 31,6 million euro (*) bid for Xavi, offering the player a weekly salary of 113 639 euro (**).

Sport reports that Chelsea is also interested in other players of the Barcelona squad, namely Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho (28) (read more here) and Portuguese midfielder Deco (30). Deco and Xavi would be the main candidates to replace Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard (29), who could be leaving the club in the summer.

Asked about the issue, Xavi's agent Iván Corretja made clear to British sports site Setanta Sports that he didn't receive a formal Chelsea offer for the player: "In the last few seasons I have had a few indirect enquiries about the player but that is normal in the world of football. Xavi is happy at Barça and has a deal for the next seasons, so the decision about a possible exit is Barcelona’s."

2 comments:

pep said...

(°) 60 million euro =

94,6 million us dollar
47,4 million british pound


(°°) 150 million euro =

236,5 million us dollar
118,5 million british pound

pep said...

(*) 31, 6 million euro =

49,8 million us dollar
25 million british pound


(**) 113 639 euro =

179 429 us dollar
90 000 british pound

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