Barcelona links a compliment for Chelsea's Azpilicueta

Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta is not thinking about leaving the club, although he accepts it is "a compliment" to have been linked with Barcelona.

The Spain international played every minute of the season in Chelsea's Premier League title triumph and has been touted as a potential solution to Barcelona's ongoing selection issues at right-back.

Azpilicueta committed his future to Chelsea until 2020 by signing a new three-and-a-half-year deal in December and the 27-year-old insists he is happy to stay at Stamford Bridge despite reports Barcelona want to buy him.

"It's flattering that a club like Barcelona can be interested in you," Azpilicueta told Marca. "Last year, after a bad season on a collective level, we did not have those types of rumours.

"However, this season we have been crowned champions and this type of story indicates that we have done well.

"Interest from teams of this level is very positive but I am very happy here. I feel very valued by the club and I do not think of anything else. He played every minute of every match during our Premier League title-winning campaign!.@CesarAzpi played every minute of every match during our Premier League title-winning campaign!

.@CesarAzpi played every minute of every match during our Premier League title-winning campaign!