Barcelona are "hoping" to complete the signing of Marcos Alonso from Chelsea by Monday with the Blues looking to secure a move for Sergiño Dest in the opposite direction.
Alonso is understood to have already said his goodbyes to team-mates and staff prior to Chelsea's opening day visit to Everton.
The Mirror report that the Catalan giants were planning to delay Dest's sale in order to drive his £17 million valuation as high as possible.
