Izuchukwu Okosi
Cesar Azplicueta on Thursday penned a new two-year contract extension at Chelsea until 2024 as the Stamford Bridge landlords desperately seek to improve on their defensive unit.
Azplicueta had attracted interest from Barcelona but unlike former teammate Andreas Christensen will not be moving back to Spain.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe right back reports emerged on Thursday personally called Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez to inform him that contrary to earlier plans, he will not be playing under him.
Barcelona has managed to hijack the deals of Raphinha and Joules Koundé from under the noses of Chelsea who showed strong interests in the players.
Chelsea however may be able to get one of Barcelona prized assets in striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.
The former Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal superstar might struggle for first team place at Barcelona with the arrival of Robert Lewandowski.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
