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Chelsea<\/a> are reportedly leading the race ahead of Manchester United<\/a> to sign Barcelona<\/a> midfielder Marc Bernal, as per GiveMeSport<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 19-year-old started his youth career at Berga before spending a brief period with Gimn\u00e0stic Manresa. He joined the Blaugrana\u2019s famous La Masia academy at the age of six.<\/p>\n After coming through their youth system, the youngster made his first-team debut a couple of years ago. However, he sustained a serious knee injury; as a result, he was sidelined throughout the 2024\/25 campaign.<\/p>\n Having returned to full fitness, Bernal featured as a rotational option last term, making six goal contributions across all competitions. The midfielder has won two La Liga titles and a domestic cup competition at Camp Nou thus far.<\/p>\n Now, GiveMeSport<\/em> report that Chelsea are interested in signing Bernal as a potential long-term replacement for Enzo Fernandez, who joined Manchester City<\/a> on deadline day. The West London club are monitoring the Spaniard\u2019s development closely before making a potential swoop.<\/p>\n Bernal started the first few games of this season amid Frenkie de Jong\u2019s recent injury absence, but following Rodrigo Hernandez\u2019s arrival, Bernal has found himself down in the pecking order.<\/p>\n Therefore, the West London club are considering signing him in January by taking advantage of his current situation, with the Blues having funds to spend.<\/p>\n The report state that Man Utd are also keeping a close eye on his situation, but Chelsea are currently the frontrunners to secure his services if he leaves Barcelona.<\/p>\nBattle<\/h2>\n
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