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Chelsea's £27m deal for Cesc Fabregas held up by Barcelona's move for Ivan Rakitic

 
Waiting game: Cesc Fabregas
LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 26: Cesc Fabregas of Spain juggles the ball during a training sesion at Ciudad del Futbol on May 26, 2014 in Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Simon Johnson11 June 2014

Chelsea expect to complete £27m signing of Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas as soon as the Catalan giants conclude a deal for his replacement Ivan Rakitic.

Fabregas agreed to a four-year contract worth £156,000-a-week to join Chelsea last week after being told by Barcelona that he was no longer part of their plans.

Barcelona have been in negotiations with Sevilla over a £16m switch for Croatia star Rakitic for the past few days and hope the offer of midfielder Denis Suarez from their B side will finalise the transfer.

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