{"id":624765,"date":"2025-08-26T15:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=624765"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:13:30","slug":"chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea in their pursuit of strengthening their midfield are exploring an option to sign FC Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez. With the latest reports suggesting, Enzo Maresca has taken a liking to Lopez, no club-to-club contract has been made yet.<\/p><p>The Premier League team is in touch with the player&rsquo;s camp as they consider alternative attacking options in case of departures, given Barcelona&rsquo;s depth at the position. However, Lopez&rsquo;s Barcelona contract runs through to 2029 recently signed in October which could cause the price hike.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/touchlinex\/status\/1960325468550283636?s=46\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; &#120277;&#120293;&#120280;&#120276;&#120286;&#120284;&#120289;&#120282;: Chelsea have offered &euro;50m to sign Fermin L&oacute;pez. Bar&ccedil;a are currently studying the offer.<br><br>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@sport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZxVdwMMu0X\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/ZxVdwMMu0X<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Touchline | &#119827; (@TouchlineX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TouchlineX\/status\/1960325468550283636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Fermin Lopez Fits Chelsea&rsquo;s Tactical Vision Under Maresca<\/h2><p>Offering creativity from midfield, adept at unlocking defences with passes or long-range efforts. Enzo Maresca values tactical flexibility, and Lopez can play centrally as a number 10 or in a wide role, making them a great fit for the team&rsquo;s style of play.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Filling in the gap on creativity in midfield, Lopez could enhance Cole Palmer&rsquo;s role in the attacking half. His ability to impact games as a&nbsp;<strong>super-sub<\/strong>&nbsp;or rotational starter mirrors how he was used effectively at Barcelona. With Maresca wanting the depth required for European level and Premier League, Lopez proves to be a worthy option.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; &#119809;&#119825;&#119812;&#119808;&#119818;&#119816;&#119821;&#119814;: Chelsea are evaluating the possibility of a move for Ferm&iacute;n L&oacute;pez, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@David_Ornstein<\/a> &#128478;&#65039;<br><br>The Premier League side are in touch with the player&rsquo;s camp as they explore attacking options in case of exits, given Bar&ccedil;a&rsquo;s depth in the position. &#128309; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ECCk04C40K\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/ECCk04C40K<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 433 (@433) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/433\/status\/1960337994935620044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Developed in La Masia, Lopez had a loan spell at Linares (scored 12 goals in 37 games), and broke into Barcelona&rsquo;s first team in 2023. Internationally, he debuted for Spain and featured in the Euro 2024-winning squad and the Olympics (gold medal, 6 goals).&nbsp;<\/p><p>Lopez&rsquo;s market value has skyrocketed over the past year, now sitting around&nbsp;<strong>&euro;50&ndash;60 million<\/strong>&nbsp;according to multiple sources, reflecting his breakout season at Barcelona. Chelsea and Manchester City have reportedly explored offers in this price range, but Barcelona have rejected every approach, with manager Hansi Flick insisting the 21-year-old midfielder is untouchable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea in their pursuit of strengthening their midfield are exploring an option to sign FC Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez. With the latest reports suggesting, Enzo Maresca has taken a liking to Lopez, no club-to-club contract has been made yet. The Premier League team is in touch with the player&rsquo;s camp as they consider alternative attacking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":624769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5618,4038],"tags":[1555,4245,9132,5671],"class_list":["post-624765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-soccer","tag-barcelona","tag-chelsea","tag-fermin-lopez","tag-transfer-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chelsea is targeting Barcelona&rsquo;s Fermin Lopez to strengthen their midfield under Enzo Maresca.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push - The Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chelsea is targeting Barcelona&rsquo;s Fermin Lopez to strengthen their midfield under Enzo Maresca.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-26T15:13:30+01:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Maresca-Target-Barcelona-Star-Fermin-Lopez-for-Premier-League-Push-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1730\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mayur Dedwal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@deadwall12\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ThePlayoffsEN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mayur Dedwal\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mayur Dedwal\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/2e3f217988a0b71e7d21e1c2080bb859\"},\"headline\":\"Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-26T14:13:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-26T14:13:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/\"},\"wordCount\":318,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Maresca-Target-Barcelona-Star-Fermin-Lopez-for-Premier-League-Push-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Barcelona\",\"Chelsea\",\"Fermin Lopez\",\"Transfer News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Premier League\",\"Soccer\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push - The Playoffs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Maresca-Target-Barcelona-Star-Fermin-Lopez-for-Premier-League-Push-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-26T14:13:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-26T14:13:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Chelsea is targeting Barcelona\u2019s Fermin Lopez to strengthen their midfield under Enzo Maresca.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Maresca-Target-Barcelona-Star-Fermin-Lopez-for-Premier-League-Push-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Maresca-Target-Barcelona-Star-Fermin-Lopez-for-Premier-League-Push-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1730,\"caption\":\"Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\",\"name\":\"The Playoffs\",\"description\":\"Share passion for sports &amp; betting\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Playoffs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp\",\"width\":415,\"height\":280,\"caption\":\"The Playoffs\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePlayoffsEN\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theplayoffs_en\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/2e3f217988a0b71e7d21e1c2080bb859\",\"name\":\"Mayur Dedwal\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/455e1b33eb1adcffefab4798f332f263?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/455e1b33eb1adcffefab4798f332f263?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mayur Dedwal\"},\"description\":\"I\u2019m a Sports Content Writer with expertise in football. Being a decade old football enthusiast and part-time coach, I try to bring to life to the articles in a statistical manner. Being around all kinds of sports updates and able to put in my perspective\u2019s to the happenings in the world of football are few of the many things i like in doing what i do. You can find me playing Sunday leagues or Xbox on weekends!\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/pin.it\/3FTHHtth9\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/deadwall12\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/author\/mayur\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push - The Playoffs","description":"Chelsea is targeting Barcelona&rsquo;s Fermin Lopez to strengthen their midfield under Enzo Maresca.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push - The Playoffs","og_description":"Chelsea is targeting Barcelona&rsquo;s Fermin Lopez to strengthen their midfield under Enzo Maresca.","og_url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/","og_site_name":"The Playoffs","article_modified_time":"2025-08-26T14:13:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1730,"url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Maresca-Target-Barcelona-Star-Fermin-Lopez-for-Premier-League-Push-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Mayur Dedwal","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@deadwall12","twitter_site":"@ThePlayoffsEN","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mayur Dedwal","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/"},"author":{"name":"Mayur Dedwal","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/2e3f217988a0b71e7d21e1c2080bb859"},"headline":"Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push","datePublished":"2025-08-26T14:13:02+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-26T14:13:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/"},"wordCount":318,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Maresca-Target-Barcelona-Star-Fermin-Lopez-for-Premier-League-Push-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Barcelona","Chelsea","Fermin Lopez","Transfer News"],"articleSection":["Premier League","Soccer"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/","name":"Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push - The Playoffs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Maresca-Target-Barcelona-Star-Fermin-Lopez-for-Premier-League-Push-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-26T14:13:02+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-26T14:13:30+00:00","description":"Chelsea is targeting Barcelona\u2019s Fermin Lopez to strengthen their midfield under Enzo Maresca.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Maresca-Target-Barcelona-Star-Fermin-Lopez-for-Premier-League-Push-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Maresca-Target-Barcelona-Star-Fermin-Lopez-for-Premier-League-Push-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1730,"caption":"Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-transfer-news-maresca-targets-barcelona-fermin-lopez\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Chelsea Transfer News: Maresca Target Barcelona Star Fermin Lopez for Premier League Push"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/","name":"The Playoffs","description":"Share passion for sports &amp; betting","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization","name":"The Playoffs","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp","width":415,"height":280,"caption":"The Playoffs"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/ThePlayoffsEN","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theplayoffs_en\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/2e3f217988a0b71e7d21e1c2080bb859","name":"Mayur Dedwal","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/455e1b33eb1adcffefab4798f332f263?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/455e1b33eb1adcffefab4798f332f263?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mayur Dedwal"},"description":"I\u2019m a Sports Content Writer with expertise in football. Being a decade old football enthusiast and part-time coach, I try to bring to life to the articles in a statistical manner. Being around all kinds of sports updates and able to put in my perspective\u2019s to the happenings in the world of football are few of the many things i like in doing what i do. You can find me playing Sunday leagues or Xbox on weekends!","sameAs":["https:\/\/pin.it\/3FTHHtth9","https:\/\/x.com\/deadwall12"],"url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/author\/mayur\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624765"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":624768,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624765\/revisions\/624768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}