Azpilicueta’s renewal clause, blocked by the British Government

The FC Barcelona He has several names on his agenda in order to reinforce the squad next season. One of them the César Azpilicuetawhich is in a particular situation due to a detail of its contract with the Chelsea. The automatic renewal clause for one year was executed as it appeared in the legal document, having fulfilled the thirty specified matches, but the decision of the British Government to prohibit the operations of the English team has blocked that automatic renewal for the time being. which, although the contractual conditions for that extension are met, this new legal scenario blocks it.

It will be the new owners of Chelsea, when there are any, who will decide on the future of the Spanish defender. By Azpilicueta He trusts that when new owners enter the club they will respect the unwritten agreement he had with the previous owners to let him out and, therefore, decide not to execute that additional year.

Azpilicueta He is very clear that he wants to leave through the front door of Chelsea, where he has been for ten seasons, he is the current captain and the club where he has won all possible titles. However, his dream is to wear Barça next season and he will also do everything possible so that the new owners respect the agreement that he obtained with the sports director Marina Granovskaia. If necessary, if the new owners do not follow the agreed line, Barça could intercede to negotiate his departure for a symbolic amount.

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