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Roman Abramovich favourite Gavi has been urged not to move to Chelsea 'yet' by former Liverpool and Real Madrid player Steve McManaman.

Barcelona's Gavi, 17, was linked to making a surprise move to west London in the early parts of the summer when Barcelona were in financial difficulty.

However, Barca's agreement to sell certain big name stars - including Lionel Messi - has allowed the club some wriggle room regarding their stance on their youngster.

As per Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona have never been worried about the Russian billionaire's interest in a player who stepped up for the La Liga outfit as they restored parity in their UEFA Europa league Round of 16 tie against Napoli before the Catalan giants won the second leg in a comprehensive manner.

After the first leg, the Italian transfer guru tweeted: "Gavi was born in June 2004 (!). Important to remember. Another great performance showing his quality & leadership.

"Barcelona are not even worried with Chelsea rumours as he only wants to stay. New contract talks at final stages, €50m (£41m) release clause will be removed."

That is a stance that manager Xavi has always taken when asked about Gavi's long-term future and prospects with the Nou Camp based club amid these uncertain financial times.

“We have to renew him already, if we need we’ll get the money between us,” Xavi told