Paralluelo won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2025-26 Odd Andersen / AFP via Getty ImagesJune 19, 2026 Updated 4:14 pm EDTSpain international Salma Paralluelo has rejected an offer from eight-time Women’s Super League champions, Chelsea.The 22-year-old forward is set to leave Barcelona as a free agent after previously rejecting the Liga F club’s contract offer. She has attracted interest from multiple parties around Europe and the NWSL. Chelsea are one club that made an offer, according to sources. However, Paralluelo rejected the offer. According to multiple sources, Chelsea would not engage with the salary demands of the player, which exceed £1m per annum. One club in the NWSL also refused to meet the demands.Paralluelo will become the latest player to depart Barcelona upon the expiration of her contract this summer, joining Alexia Putellas, Ona Batlle and Mapi Leon in leaving on a free transfer.
The forward is expected to remain in Europe and join another side competing in the Champions League.Sources briefed on the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, said Barcelona had been open to selling Paralluelo in both the summer transfer window of 2025 and the following winter window in January, and this contributed to her unwillingness to extend her stay at the club.The Spain international moved to Barca from Villarreal in 2022 and has won four league titles and the Champions League on three occasions during her four years at the club.She scored two late goals in May’s Champions League final as Barcelona beat Lyon 4-0.Paralluelo has been capped 51 times at the international level by Spain since her debut in 2022 and was an important part of the side that won the 2023 World Cup and reached the 2025 European Championship final.Jun 19, 2026Connections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports terms
