captain Cesar Azpilicueta was in no mood to give any clues about his future away on international duty, with the Spaniard set to be torn over his future at Stamford Bridge.
The full-back is out of contract at the end of the season and Chelsea are currently unable to offer him a new deal, following the UK government’s decision to sanction Roman Abramovich.
While the Russian hopes to sell the club in the near future, there remains huge uncertainty over the direction of the Blues.
Even before the latest developments over the club’s owner, Azpilicueta had been considering his future in west .
The 32-year-old wants a long-term deal but Chelsea are only prepared to offer him a one-year rolling contract, which he feels does not recognise his decade’s service to the Blues.
The defender is currently on international duty and the Spanish press had hoped to get an update on his future.
Barcelona – with their financial constraints – have been quick to sign players on free transfers over the last two years with the likes of Memphis Depay, Sergio Aguero, Eric Garcia and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joining the club.
The Catalans are willing to offer the defender a three-year deal to move to the Camp Nou but Azpilicueta was in no mood to talk about moving to Spain.
‘It’s not the right place and the right moment to discuss my future,’ said the Spaniard, when asked about leaving Chelsea.
Azpilicueta has won the lot with Chelsea since signing from Marseille in 2013 for a bargain fee of around £7.5million.
He was made club captain in 2019 following Gary Cahill’s departure and he has a deep affinity with supporters.
Despite his nationality, his family are settled in London and he has no burning desire to return to his homeland.
Speaking last month, Thomas Tuchel said he wanted to keep the defender.
‘He’s super important, he was super important from day one. We had a good connection from the first day, which is always important and you always look for as a coach,’ said Tuchel.
‘He gets better with every game he plays, he’s an example, a leader by doing and leading by example. Which is always super, super nice to have. Now he collects so many trophies and has had an incredible career at one club, which is outstanding.
‘He embodies everything that Chelsea stands for; being relentless, being humble but being a warrior at the same time. And I don’t think there are people who don’t wish for the very best for him and don’t like that he has all these trophies; he deserves it.’
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