Chelsea have begun talks with Barcelona to signal Frenkie de Jong forward of Manchester United, in line with experiences.
United have been pushing to signal De Jong all summer season with Erik ten Hag figuring out the Netherlands worldwide as certainly one of his prime switch targets.
An €85 million deal (£71m) was agreed between United and Barcelona earlier this summer season however the midfielder is known to be reluctant to hitch Ten Hag’s aspect, primarily attributable to their lack of Champions League soccer.
Barcelona are open to promoting De Jong as they should enhance their monetary state of affairs having spent spent over €150m (£125.3m) on signing Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Jules Kounde this summer season, whereas Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie have additionally arrived on free transfers.
Nevertheless, De Jong’s desire has been to stay at Barcelona, whereas the 25-year-old can be refusing to depart till his settle his unpaid wage dispute is settled after he agreed to defer round €17m (£14m) in wages to assist the membership’s monetary state of affairs.
In line with The Athletic, Chelsea at the moment are in talks with Barcelona for De Jong and are ‘optimistic’ that an settlement will be reached.
Spanish newspaper Sport additionally report that Chelsea are in talks with Barcelona and the Spanish membership are asking for an €80m (£66.8m) price for De Jong.
The report additionally claims that De Jong might now change his thoughts about staying at Barcelona attributable to Chelsea having the ability to provide Champions League soccer.
Chelsea, in the meantime, have now bid in extra of £50m for Brighton defender Marc Cucurella.
The Spaniard, who was wished by Manchester Metropolis, has already agreed private phrases with Chelsea.
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