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What’s the story?
The craziest story of the summer has come at the very end of the transfer window. Ross Barkley has walked away from Chelsea during his medical at the club according to Sky Sports.
Sky Sports reports that Chelsea and Everton agreed a £35 million deal for Barkley and the midfielder was having his medical at the club. However, he decided to change his mind and walked away from the club.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Everton owner, Farhad Moshiri said, "We agreed a £35 million deal with Chelsea, personal terms were agreed but Barkley changed his mind at medical, wants to reconsider his options in January".
Chelsea are however, still trying to convince him and are hoping for him to join them before the window closes.
In case you didn’t know...
Chelsea have been trying to sign Ross Barkley for about 2 weeks not but were never able to agree a deal with Everton. The midfielder was also keen on only joining Tottenham but when the Premier League champions agreed a deal for him, he decided to go and have his medical there.
The heart of the matter
Ross Barkley has walked away during his medical at Chelsea and has informed them that he does not wish to join them. The midfielder was agreed a deal with the Premier League champions but was reportedly keen on only joining Tottenham.
Chelsea had agreed a £35 million deal with Everton and also agreed terms with the midfielder.
What’s next?
Chelsea will complete the signings of Danny Drinkwater and Davide Zappacosta tonight. No other transfer is likely to be done tonight by the Premier League champions.
As for Ross Barkley, he'll be heading back to Everton and will be joining their training from next week or whenever he is fit.
Author’s Take
Bizarre. Just Bizarre. Walking away during the medical is something that I have never read/seen!
Signing Ross Barkley was a questionable thing and now with him walking away mid-medical, things are just getting worse at Chelsea.
It's a disappointing end to the transfer window for Chelsea fans who were expecting a couple of good signings today.
