"Green light" - Fabrizio Romano says Chelsea in "control" as star "ready" to complete CFC transfer

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Chelsea are reportedly in control over Valentin Barco’s future as he looks ready to complete a transfer to Stamford Bridge this summer.

The talented young Argentine is said to have given his green light to joining the Blues from Strasbourg, who are under the same ownership.

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It looks like this is all heading in a positive direction for Chelsea, with Fabrizio Romano reporting on the saga on his YouTube channel.

We’ve also previously reported on Chelsea’s interest in Barco, with the west London giants competing with the likes of Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid for the 21-year-old’s signature.

Fabrizio Romano on Valentin Barco to Chelsea transfer

“Chelsea have total control on the Barco situation,” Romano said.

“Same ownership as Chelsea, but Valentin Barco is a player that Chelsea already have in their list for season 26-27.

“So for this summer, what I can tell you is that Valentin Barco together with his agents already gave his green light on leaving eventually Strasburg in the summer transfer window and joining Chelsea.

“Barco is okay with that. Barco is ready to make his move to Chelsea. Now obviously club to club is the same ownership, so it’s not going to be any issue.

“It’s still not done sealed, but Chelsea intention is to control the Barco situation and to consider Valentin Barco as one of the first signings for a season 26-27.”

What could Valentin Barco bring to Chelsea?

Barco has mostly played as a defensive midfielder for Strasbourg, and is a player that manager Liam Rosenior will know well.

He can also operate as a full-back if required, so that’s surely someone who’ll be useful for CFC over the course of a long and challenging season.

For that reason, as well as his likely low asking price due to Chelsea’s connections with Strasbourg, we’ve scored this a high-medium 17/25 with our Transfer Fit rating system – click here to read more about how these are calculated.

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