Chelsea have perfect Enzo Fernandez partner alternative to Manuel Ugarte if transfer breaks down

Chelsea face a worrying wait in their transfer pursuit of Manuel Ugarte after Paris Saint-Germain made a superior salary offer to the Sporting CP midfielder. Chelsea and PSG are both eyeing a summer move for Ugarte to bolster their midfield ranks and although the Blues held the initial advantage, with the Portugal international in favour of a Premier League move, that may no longer be the case.

With each interested party offering to pay his €60million (£51million) release clause through instalments, Portuguese outlet Record reported that the salary proposals from each team will prove decisive. The same website have now added that there is a £2.6million gap between Chelsea's offer and PSG's. They claim the Parisians are offering €5million (£4.3m), while Chelsea are putting forward €2million (£1.7m), with both offers tax free.

The rather large gap in initial proposals would indicate Ugarte is likely to choose PSG over Chelsea, with new Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino even calling the 22-year-old to try and convince a move to Stamford Bridge would be better.