Chelsea were pushed by Barcelona in the summer transfer window, with acquisitions of Raffinha Bironi and Zoulis Goudi both snapped up at the last minute. However, Chelsea have finally won a battle, and announced a two-year contract extension for defensive veteran Espacio Gouda on Friday, squashing rumors that he would be moving to Barcelona.
Espigoda has been the Barcelona's prey, the 32-year-old captain also hoped to pass the gear, but Barcelona was only willing to offer 3 million euros, which was rejected by the Chelsea, the two sides have been in a stalemate, Chelsea finally succeeded in Espigoda's contract extension. Espigoda said: "I'm so happy to be able to stay with Chelsea, it's my house, I've been with the club for almost 10 years, I feel the love from the fans, and I'm so excited to be a part of the club's new plan.
With the extension of Espanyol's contract, the pressure on Chelsea to acquire defense players will be reduced, and the team is reportedly close to acquiring Brighton's left winger Guglielmo for £62 million, and will go all out to acquire him when the deal is finalized.
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Wesley Cofinna, the center of the team, is also rumored to be a target of Barcelona. As for the other left tackle, Marcos Alonso, he is also rumored to be Barcelona's target.
