Chelsea confident of hijacking Manchester United’s move for Frenkie de Jong and hope to agree deal with Barcelona
Chelsea are hopeful agreeing a payment with Barcelona for midfielder Frenkie de Jong, talkSPORT understands. Manchester United have spent three months attempting to signal de Jong however Chelsea are actually assured of hijacking the deal. Getty De Jong has been enjoying for Barca in pre-season Nevertheless, the Blues are ready for the Dutch midfielder to decide on whether or not to go away the Nou Camp, The Times studies. Man United agreed a £63million deal with Barca earlier this summer season, however De Jong, who desires Champions League soccer, has refused to affix the Crimson Devils regardless of a summer-long chase. It’s understood the 25-year-old prefers a transfer to Stamford Bridge, however may but keep in Spain attributable to an ongoing dispute over £17m owed to him in deferred wages from the COVID pandemic. Any switch would require De Jong and Barca to achieve an settlement – and that grew to become more and more unlikely after the Spanish aspect instructed the participant his contract is ‘unlawful’. The Catalans wish to reinstate De Jong’s 2019 phrases after suggesting his two-year extension, signed in October 2020, accommodates proof of criminality. Former president Josep Maria Bartomeu has…