Barcelona was one of the teams that put the most emotion at the closing of the market. LaLiga confirmed the registration of Hctor Bellern at 23:58. But Marcos Alonso’s did not arrive on time… but the left-back ended up signing for Barcelona by terminating his contract with Chelsea before midnight and, thus, being able to be registered after the transfer market closed. Marcos’ name will not be written down until Friday, already out of time. And this is possible since arriving at the Spotify Camp Nou as a free agent since he has parted ways with Chelsea, who made it official at dawn. “Marcos Alonso has left Chelsea by mutual consent, ending a six-year association with the We would all like to thank Marcos for his service to the ‘blues’ and wish him all the best for the rest of his career”, was the English team’s statement. operation is only pending officiality. The veteran footballer had one more year on his contract with Chelsea, until June 2023, but he has disassociated himself from the blue team, so he will reach the discipline with the letter of freedom. Being a free agent, he is not subject to having to send all the documentation before 11:59 p.m. on September 1. Tuchel: “Marcos Alonso has asked to leave, he wants to do so and the club has accepted it”Despite the fact that the negotiations with Marcos Alonso, whose predisposition to be a Barça player has been key in the talks, began months ago, the operation has finally been closed outside the summer market period. Despite the delay, Xavi saw the two full-backs reinforced, as he wanted. In the left, in fact, he has an excess of players. The one from Terrassa wants to have all the positions doubled, but on the left wing of the rear he has three pieces: Balde, Alba and now Marcos Alonso.