Marcos Alonso: I could have joineed Barcelona

 

The wing-back has been impressive at Chelsea so far this season but has now claimed that there was also interest in him from the Catalan giants

Marcos Alonso has revealed that he could have joined Barcelona prior to his move to Chelsea.
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The wing-back moved to Stamford Bridge from Fiorentina for a fee of around £24 million in the summer and has since impressed with a series of dynamic performances for Antonio Conte’s side.
However, the 26-year-old could have moved to Barcelona instead, revealing that the Catalan club were also interested in securing his services prior to completing the signing of Lucas Digne from Paris Saint-Germain.
"Well, I think there was some conversations [with Barcelona] but the truth is that at that point it was not in my plans to leave Fiorentina," he told IbTimes. "It was only when the interest from Chelsea arrived in the summer when I started to consider to make a change."
Alonso has previously played for Bolton and Sunderland in England, hence surprise at the deal among a swathe of Blues supporters.