Rumours pop up on Twitter all the time, and this latest one has a not particularly reliable source.
It’s from an Argentine journalist on Twitter:
Barrios jugará en el @ChelseaFC a partir d enero del 2019
— Luis Fregossi (@LuisFregossi) July 13, 2018
We don’t know how reliable he is, but hey, he has 13 thousand followers and sounds pretty certain. It’s enough to give us a hint that there’s interest at least.
He says that the Colombian will arrive in January of this year.
https://twitter.com/coys_news/status/1007906114204258304
Barrios is a Boca player, who’s also been linked with Tottenham. He is a Colombia international, and actually featured in an impressive game against England in the World Cup.
He’s a defensive midfielder, and has impressed for Boca both in the Argentine league and the Copa Libertadores.
I would be an interesting move, but he’s not a 19 year old prospect, he’s well into his 20s. You have to ask why a big team hasn’t moved for him sooner.
Either way, it’s one to keep an eye on.