da fezbet: Aitana Bonmati is in the final year of her Barcelona contract and Chelsea are among three English clubs interested in the Ballon d'Or winner.
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Bonmati into final year of Barca contractClub keen to renew Ballon d'Or winnerBut Chelsea among English clubs interestedWHAT HAPPENED?
Bonmati shone as Barca won a third Women's Champions League title and secured an incredible quadruple, breaking the deadlock in last week's final against Lyon. She also scored a crucial equaliser in the semi-finals against Chelsea, with such contributions making it incredibly likely that her second Ballon d'Or win will follow later this year.
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Unsurprisingly, Barca is keen to renew the midfielder's contract, which is currently set to expire in the summer of 2025. However, it will also come as no shock to learn that there is interest from elsewhere, with understanding that Chelsea is the club most interested in prizing her away from Catalunya.
WHAT THE REPORT SAID
According to the report, Chelsea would be willing to pay the €3 million (£2.55m/$3.26m) release clause in Bonmati's contract and then offer her a four-year contract, in which she would receive around €2m (£1.7m/$2.17m) per season. in Catalunya adds that Chelsea, who wanted to sign the midfielder last season, are one of three English clubs interested in her, though Bonmati's priority is Barca.
DID YOU KNOW?
reports that Barca is already working on offering Bonmati an attractive proposal of their own, with the terms of her current deal sure to improve as the last renewal was signed in December 2022. In the time since, Bonmati's stock has risen dramatically, via a Ballon d'Or win and a World Cup triumph with Spain that she was at the heart of. understands that the offer Barca are preparing would make Bonmati the highest-paid player in the squad.