Chelsea and new owner Todd Boehly may have to consider Frenkie de Jong transfer alternatives as Man United are 'confident' and 'convinced' that they will get Erik ten Hag's man signed next week.
The 25-year-old's future has been up in the air all summer but not because he wants it to be. In fact, the midfielder has made it clear via his representatives that he wants to stay put amid the contract dispute. Barcelona President Joan Laporta and manager Xavi have been clear their ends that they would be happy for their number 21 to stay put but only if he takes a sizeable 50% pay cut, just like Gerard Piqué has done.
This ongoing battle has meant that both Chelsea and Man United are continuing to wait for further updates until each knows what is what in regards to their chances of the central midfielder. Ten Hag's man was always United's first choice for the midfield but recent suggestions had indicated that a £77.5million swoop was on for Adrien Rabiot and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with some media outlets reporting that Richard Arnold and Co were ready to bow out of the race.
