Press reports revealed that another English club joined the competition to obtain the player’s services Frenkie de Jong From Barcelona, along with Manchester United.
It is known that Manchester United have been in long negotiations with Barcelona, over the past weeks, in an attempt to reach an agreement to buy the Dutch midfielder.
The 25-year-old does not want to leave the Camp Nou this summer, despite attempts by the Catalan club’s management to get rid of him.
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Barcelona are also unable to pay the £24m to a player they owe him in unpaid wages.
And now United might find themselves far from securing his signature as Chelsea prepares to enter the competition.
And the English newspaper “The Sun”, quoting the Spanish “Relevo”, reported that Chelsea He told Barcelona they were working on an official offer to bring De Jong to Stamford Bridge.
She explained that Chelsea officials in London had expressed – in the past few hours – their firm desire to obtain the services of the former Ajax player.
The report also states that a move to Old Trafford does not “tempt” De Jong, either on a sporting or personal level.
