Chelsea have been handed a major blow in their mission to sign Frenkie de Jong this summer. The 25-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League as Barcelona look to solve their ongoing financial troubles.
According to Spanish outlet Marca, everything indicates that the Netherlands international will snub interest from the Blues and stay put at the Camp Nou. football.london understand that the west Londoners have liked the idea of signing De Jong for a few years now.
Chelsea were said to face competition from United for the midfielder's signature, with Tuchel once confident of beating Erik ten Hag to a deal. It's said that the Blues have been in talks with De Jong over a potential move to Stamford Bridge as the German looks to bolster his midfielder with more creativity.
