An update on Barcelona’s efforts to tie promising young star Gavi down to a new deal amid links to Chelsea has emerged recently.
Gavi impressing
There are not a lot of positives at Barcelona at present. The Catalonian outfit are languishing down in 9th place in La Liga and are in danger of not making it out of the Champions League knockout rounds.
One of the few positives for La Blaugrana at the moment is the fresh crop of La Masia graduates being integrated into the senior side.
Ansu Fati and Euro 2020 star, Pedri, are likely more well know the casual viewers of Barcelona.
Now though, a new 17-year-old talent has emerged and is already a regular feature for the Spanish outfit.
That man is Gavi, who was only handed his senior Barca debut at the start of this season, but has already notched 14 appearances for his club.
Gavi is a central midfielder by trade and with Barca legend Xavi Hernandez now at the helm, the teenager is no doubt set to learn a lot more in the coming months.
So impressive has Gavi been this term, that he was also handed his senior Spain debut in October and has now featured on four occasions for them.
Gavi contract latest amid Chelsea links
With such clear talent, though, is bound to come interest from top sides.
And recent rumours have suggested that Chelsea are looking to active Gavi’s release clause, which is reported to currently stand at £42m:
Chelsea ready to trigger Gavi’s ‘£42m release clause’ amid Barcelona woes https://t.co/E2UjSWTTFV #CFC pic.twitter.com/4kUx5WHnv9
— Daily Star Sport (@DailyStar_Sport) November 19, 2021
However, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Barcelona are not worried by the Chelsea-Gavi rumours as things stand. Romano adds that talks are progressing in the last few weeks to complete the contract extension of the youngster:
Barcelona are not worried by Chelsea rumours for Gavi, as things stand now. Talks are progressing in the last weeks in order to complete the contract extension soon. 🔵🔴 #FCB #CFC
Barça board proposal is on the table for 5 years contract – negotiations ongoing with Gavi. pic.twitter.com/TbmrcxtTco
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 18, 2021
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1 | Chelsea FC | 11 | 23 | 26 |
2 | Manchester City | 11 | 16 | 23 |
3 | West Ham United | 11 | 10 | 23 |
4 | Liverpool FC | 11 | 20 | 22 |
5 | Arsenal FC | 11 | 0 | 20 |
6 | Manchester United | 11 | 2 | 17 |
7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 0 | 17 |
8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | -1 | 16 |
9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | -7 | 16 |
10 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 1 | 15 |
11 | Everton FC | 11 | 0 | 15 |
12 | Leicester City | 11 | -2 | 15 |
13 | Southampton FC | 11 | -2 | 14 |
14 | Brentford FC | 11 | -1 | 12 |
15 | Leeds United | 11 | -7 | 11 |
16 | Aston Villa | 11 | -6 | 10 |
17 | Watford FC | 11 | -7 | 10 |
18 | Burnley FC | 11 | -6 | 8 |
19 | Newcastle United | 11 | -12 | 5 |
20 | Norwich City | 11 | -21 | 5 |
Player | Team | Goals |
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Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 7 |
Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 4 |
James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 4 |
Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 4 |
Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 4 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 4 |
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 4 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 4 |
Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 4 |
Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 4 |
Fornals, Pablo | West Ham United | 4 |
Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 4 |
Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 |
Cornet, Maxwel | Burnley FC | 4 |
Hwang, Hee-chan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 |
Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
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Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 5 |
Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 5 |
McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 4 |
Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 4 |
Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 4 |
Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 0 | 4 |
Duffy, Shane | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 4 |
Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 4 |
Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 3 |
Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 4 |
Veltman, Joel | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 4 |
Fred | Manchester United | 0 | 4 |
Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 4 |
Lallana, Adam | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 4 |
Lascelles, Jamaal | Newcastle United | 0 | 4 |
Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 4 |
Romero, Cristian | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 4 |
Sambi Lokonga, Albert | Arsenal FC | 0 | 4 |
Player | Team | Assists |
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Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 7 |
Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 5 |
Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 4 |
Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 4 |
Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 3 |
James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 3 |
Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 3 |
Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 3 |
Saint-Maximin, Allan | Newcastle United | 3 |
Lowton, Matthew | Burnley FC | 3 |
Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 3 |
Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 2 |
Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 2 |
Townsend, Andros | Everton FC | 2 |
King, Joshua | Watford FC | 2 |
Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 2 |