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Danyal Khan

Chelsea star 'attempts to help' Todd Boehly in his mission to land £70m Frenkie de Jong transfer

Barcelona and Chelsea were two clubs that did a lot of business both together and in competition with each other but the next few transfer windows between the pair could see even more drama.

Whether it was Marcos Alonso, Cesar Azpilicueta, Raphinha, Jules Kounde or Ousmane Dembele, the Catalan giants usually got their way over the Blues, with the exception of Azpilicueta who was convinced to stay at Stamford Bridge for at least the 2022/23 campaign.

Nonetheless, Barcelona got what they wanted on the whole, whilst the west Londoners under interim sporting director Todd Boehly had to re-jig plans after certain targets were taken or eventually kept by Barca.

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