Jorginho and N'Golo Kanté in a match with Chelsea

THE ITALIAN LEAVES FROM CHELSEA

Barça focuses on Jorginho in the face of Kanté's doubts

Published:11/01/2023 - 23:55h

Updated:11/01/2023 - 23:55h

'The Telegraph' has revealed Chelsea's intentions with two of its starting midfielders for 2023/24, both in the sights of FC Barcelona. According to the British newspaper, the 'blues' bet on the continuity of N'Golo Kanté instead of Jorginho

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona knows that, regarding the options of available market for the summer regarding pivote, N'Golo Kanté and Jorginho are two alternatives of luxury and to 'cost zero' that can not leave escape. Go to by the two, to these heights, is impossible, but tie up to one is priority when the course of Sergio Busquets luce imminent. In this sense, the sportive actuality of the two players 'clues' and the plans of Chelsea can clear the panorama for the managerial culé.

As it advances 'The Telegraph', in Stamford Bridge seem to bend more by the continuity of the Frenchman that the one of the Italian. Kanté Does not play from the past 14 August, but the champion of the world in 2018 has showed up to now more interest in renewing that his Italian mate. Instead, Jorginho follows determined to change of airs in summer after four years in London in which it has won it practically everything.

The one of Imbituba (Brazil) great 3 assistances in 22 apparitions in the 2022/23 with the ones of Graham Potter, numbers very underneath of his usual average. The bajón of performance of the player of 31 years would be determinant for the decision of a directive that will make important changes in the staff in summer after a season that promises to be very disappointing after the purchase of the club by part of the American Todd Bohely.

Thus, the Barça could initiate in brief the contacts with the international 'azzurri' to relieve to Busquets, if the Catalan, finally, confirms his exit to the Major League Soccer in July. The characteristics of Jorginho adapt without problems to the diagram culé and, considering his physicist and age, seems a much safer option that Kanté to these heights of the season, with five months of competition for contesting.

Potter leaves clear the state of Kanté

Further of the information filtered by 'The Telegraph', the technician of Chelsea was skeptical regarding the state of N'Golo. "It carries two days training by his account, but still has a very, very long way for visiting before reappearing", said the English trainer. Kanté Follows working to surpass his problems in the isquiotibiales, reason whereby was low with France in Qatar.