Less than five months after his switch from Fiorentina to Chelsea was confirmed, rumours are now swirling that winger Juan Cuadrado may be on the move again. 

According to Spanish outlet Sport (h/t Sport Witness), the 27-year-old Colombian has been offered to La Liga giants Barcelona for €35 million (£25 million), which is about what the Blues paid to snap him up from Serie A.

It would seemingly be somewhat premature for Jose Mourinho to be offloading him so soon, as he only played him four times as a Premier League starter last season, per WhoScored.com. It was hardly enough to truly establish his credentials.

It seems that Barca are not prepared to take Cuadrado, though, as they have apparently rejected the offer from the Blues, as they are still under a FIFA transfer ban until January and have already signed Aleix Vidal from Sevilla, per Sport (in Spanish).

Bleacher Report’s Andy Brassell has preached patience over Cuadrado, insisting he should be given more time at Chelsea:

Indeed, they must have rated him at Fiorentina to spend over £20 million on him, and the player himself seems to want to carry on in the Premier League:

However, Barcelona are not the only side to be in conversation with the Stamford Bridge outfit over Cuadrado.

Inter Milan are reportedly advancing in talks to take the versatile Colombia international on loan for next season, with an option to buy eventually, per Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio.

Having played in Serie A previously, Cuadrado may be open to such a move if he is not to be given the chance at Chelsea.

Barca, though, have likely made a good call in turning down Cuadrado, as €35 million (£25 million) seems a lot of money for a player who Chelsea seemingly do not rate highly enough to keep at Stamford Bridge.

 

Laporta Talks Up Pogba Deal

Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta says the Camp Nou giants could gain the edge in the race for Juventus star Paul Pogba if he wins at next month’s elections.

Talking up his relationship with Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola, Laporta suggested he could hold the key to signing up the highly-rated and much-targeted Frenchman.

Previously president between 2003 and 2010, the 53-year-old also noted the potential influence of ex-Barca defender Eric Abidal, whom he hopes to make his technical secretary should he win the election, per Goal.com’s Mark Doyle: 

We feel that the key to a potential signing of Pogba is Mino Raiola, with whom we get on with very well, both Abidal and myself. We carried out negotiations with him for the deals involving Maxwell and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Abidal also knows Pogba on a personal level and if this is something that gives the supporters confidence in our project, then, we’ll talk to Juve, as he would be a positive addition.

While Laporta is likely simply trying to gain an edge in the election race, Spanish outlet Sport has previously suggested Barca as Juve’s preferred destination for Pogba should the Serie A champions end up selling him on, via Bleacher Report UK:

He would certainly be a blockbuster addition to an already phenomenal side, while Pogba’s arrival at the Camp Nou would be a coup for the Catalans considering he is being courted by numerous top European clubs.

However, at the moment, it all seems to simply be speculation. There has been little indication from Pogba and his camp on whether he will depart Juve, less still where he may end up. 

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