Chelsea transfer news: Pep Chavarria bid 'rejected' by Rayo Vallecano as Blues follow Granit Xhaka trend

Chelsea person reportedly failed with a €9m (£7.74m) connection for Rayo Vallecano defender Pep Chavarria.

The Blues are successful the marketplace for a caller left-sided defender who fits a akin illustration to Marc Cucurella, who has near for Real Madrid.

While Atalanta BC's Marco Palestra is expected to determination to Stamford Bridge, the Italy planetary appears much apt to diagnostic connected the close than the left.

As a result, Chelsea person been heavily linked with Chavarria successful caller days, the proposition being that Xabi Alonso has specifically identified the subordinate arsenic idiosyncratic helium wants successful his squad.

However, arsenic per Mundo Deportivo and La Razon, Chelsea are yet to get anyplace gathering the Spaniard's valuation.

Chelsea yet to hold Chavarria fee

The reports alleges that Chelsea have, truthful far, lone been consenting to connection beneath £8m for a subordinate who is 1 of the stars of Rayo Vallecano's team.

Although it is suggested that Chavarria has a €50m (£42.99m) merchandise clause, the La Liga outfit are said to beryllium acceptable to currency successful for little than that figure.

Nevertheless, Chelsea's opening offer, which does not see add-ons, has been rejected.

At this constituent successful time, the Premier League outfit are expected to instrumentality with a caller proposal, yet they seemingly look contention from Villarreal.

Are Chelsea low-balling clubs oregon tin they not spend to motion targets?

Over the weekend, it became evident that Chelsea had only offered successful the portion of £8m for Granit Xhaka, a bid that was besides shunned by Sunderland.

As with Chavarria, Chelsea are expected to instrumentality with an improved connection for the Switzerland international, but however overmuch Chelsea tin presently spend to walk should travel into the debate.

On Tuesday, they were fined by UEFA for breaching their fiscal regulations. While UEFA emphasised that Chelsea's finances were connected an upward trend, it was wide that they had again fallen foul of the rules.

If income tin beryllium made aboriginal successful the summer, Chelsea should beryllium successful a presumption to marque further additions and taxable bigger offers.

That said, if Chelsea judge that they tin motion Chavarria and Xhaka for little than £20m successful the existent market, their existent clubs are justified successful turning down immoderate specified offers retired of hand.