Representatives of Chelsea forward Willian have arrived in Barcelona to negotiate a transfer, according to Diario Sport.
The Catalan-based daily sports outlet splashes their front page on Monday with the ‘meeting’ for the move and while Chelsea are ‘making things difficult’, a deal should go through.
Sky Sports published a report on Saturday stating the 29-year-old is the subject of a third bid in the region of €60m after the FA Cup winners knocked back two previous approaches.
However, fresh reports suggest this bid was still considered insufficient by the London club but they would be willing to accept a €65m offer.
It is reported the defensive work-rate and application of the Brazil international is a key reasoning behind Barca’s interest.
El Mundo Deportivo say the Brazilian would occupy one of three non-EU spots in the squad without a sale being required despite Philippe Coutinho, Yerry Mina and Arthur Melo in the Camp Nou ranks.
There has been talk that central defender Mina may need to be sold this summer but the report claims Barca are confident that Coutinho’s application for a Portuguese passport (his wife’s nationality) should be finalised soon.
Last season the Brazilian scored 13 goals, assisted 12 and starred against the Blaugrana in the Champions League.
Willian has scored 44 goals in 236 appearances for Chelsea since joining the club from Russian side Anzhi in 2013.
