{"id":45478,"date":"2026-04-06T05:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/green-light-fabrizio-romano-says-chelsea-are-in-control-with-star-ready-to-complete-cfc-move\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T05:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:02:16","slug":"green-light-fabrizio-romano-says-chelsea-are-in-control-with-star-ready-to-complete-cfc-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/green-light-fabrizio-romano-says-chelsea-are-in-control-with-star-ready-to-complete-cfc-move\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green light&#8217; \u2013 Fabrizio Romano says Chelsea are &#8216;in control&#8217; with star &#8216;ready&#8217; to complete CFC move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/green-light-fabrizio-romano-says-chelsea-are-in-control-with-star-ready-to-complete-cfc-move\/#Fabrizio_Romano_talks_about_Valentin_Barcos_move_to_Chelsea\" >Fabrizio Romano talks about Valentin Barco&#8217;s move to Chelsea<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/green-light-fabrizio-romano-says-chelsea-are-in-control-with-star-ready-to-complete-cfc-move\/#What_can_Valentin_Barco_bring_to_Chelsea\" >What can Valentin Barco bring to Chelsea?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea are reportedly in control of Valentin Barco&#8217;s future and look set to complete a move to Stamford Bridge this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The talented young Argentine is said to have been given the green light to join the Blues from Strasbourg, who are under the same ownership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano reported on the incident on his YouTube channel, and everything seems to be going in the right direction for Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>We previously reported that Chelsea were also interested in Barco, with the west London giants competing with the likes of Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid for the 21-year-old.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fabrizio_Romano_talks_about_Valentin_Barcos_move_to_Chelsea\"><\/span>Fabrizio Romano talks about Valentin Barco&#8217;s move to Chelsea<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Chelsea are in full control of the Barco situation,&#8221; Romano said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although we have the same ownership as Chelsea, Valentin Barco is a player that Chelsea have already included in their 26-27 season list.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, what we can say going into the summer is that Valentin Barco, together with his agent, has already given the green light to leave Strasbourg and join Chelsea, ultimately in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Barco is fine with that. Barco is ready to move to Chelsea. Now obviously the ownership between the clubs is the same so there won&#8217;t be any problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not completely over yet, but Chelsea&#8217;s intention is to take control of the Barco situation and consider Valentin Barco as one of the first signings for the 26-27 season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_Valentin_Barco_bring_to_Chelsea\"><\/span>What can Valentin Barco bring to Chelsea?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Barko plays primarily as a defensive midfielder at Strasbourg and is a player that coach Liam Rosenior is familiar with.<\/p>\n<p>He can also play as a full-back if needed, and is sure to be an asset for CFC throughout a long and challenging season.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Valentin Barco<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Total score: 17\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Transfer fee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">performance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">***<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">performance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">career phase<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">The need for squads<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>For that reason, as well as his low asking price due to his links with Chelsea and Strasbourg, our transfer fit rating system rates this as a high-to-mid 17\/25. 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