Girona chief rubbishes speculation of Barcelona, Chelsea bids for players
Under the tutelage of Michel, Girona have stunned the Spanish footballing landscape to amass a staggering 45 points from their opening 18 La Liga matches in the 2023-24 season, sitting second in the table behind Real Madrid.
Only the head-to-head record is keeping Los Blancos ahead of Girona, who spent three seasons in the second tier before returning to the big time in 2022, finishing in an unspectacular 10th place last season.
Girona's remarkable exploits have inevitably led to rumours of some of their integral players joining esteemed European clubs in January, with striker Artem Dovbyk and midfielder Aleix Garcia of particular interest.
Dovbyk leads the Girona goalscoring charts with 11 strikes in the La Liga campaign — only Jude Bellingham, Borja Mayoral and Alvaro Morata have struck more — while six assists is the joint-most in Michel's team alongside Yan Couto.
Chelsea are believed to have sent scouts to keep their eye on the 26-year-old Ukraine international, who is believed to be very close with Blues attacker and compatriot Mykhaylo Mudryk.
It was alleged that a fee of £39.1m could have been enough to prise Dovbyk away from Girona, while ever-present midfielder Garcia is thought to be on the radar of Barcelona.
The former Manchester City academy product has played every minute of Girona's 2023-24 season so far, registering three goals and four assists in the process, but he is still under contract until 2027 with the option of an additional year.
Girona chairman Guardiola — the brother of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola — was recently quizzed on the
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