Xavi's Barcelona to lose a star player who has reportedly decided to join Chelsea

The transfer window has begun to stir and having put the restrictions imposed by the British government behind them, Chelsea are ready to join the fray for big signings. The Blues have a new owner, Todd Boehly bought the club in exchange for £4.25 billion, and the American does not want to disappoint the fans.

According to The Telegraph, Boehly will hand over a £200 million budget to Thomas Tuchel to build a world-class team. And according to reports, the American has already delivered the first £100 million.

In this context, as reported by The Telegraph, Tuchel will now have a greater influence on arrivals and departures in his squad. The German will continue to work in tandem with sporting director Marina Granovskaia and technical and performance advisor Peter Cech, only now they will instead be focused on delivering on the players the manager recommends. And it seems that they already know who they will sign for the new season.

The player chosen by Tuchel to be Chelsea's first reinforcement in the Boehly era is Ousmane Dembele. The French player will not renew his contract with Barcelona and will become a free agent as of July 1.

The 25-year-old was closely followed by PSG and Liverpool, but according to Le10sport, Dembele has chosen to join Chelsea. A few weeks ago, Alex Crook said: "This one has really taken off overnight. Chelsea look like they are favorites to sign Ousmane Dembele on a free transfer. He’s been letting his contract run down at Barcelona, and he would be the first signing of the Todd Boehly era”.

Perhaps one of the reasons why Dembele would have agreed to join Chelsea is because he was already coached by Tuchel when they were both at Borussia Dortmund. Under Tuchel, the forward made 45 appearances