Chelsea remain confident they can agree a fee with Barcelona for Frenkie de Jong, football.london understands. The Blues are hopeful they can reach a deal with Barca for under the £71million fee Manchester United agreed with the La Liga club earlier in the summer.
De Jong has been linked with a move away from Barca all summer-long, but the Netherlands international is owed money by his current employers. As it stands, De Jong has given no indication that he wants to move away from the Nou Camp.
Man United have now switched their attention to Adrien Rabiot of Juventus, with The Athletic recently reporting that Erik ten Hag is working on a deal to sign the France international this summer. United pulling out of the race to sign De Jong may seem like a boost for Chelsea, but in reality, the Manchester club were never really seen as too much of an issue.
