Chelsea will face competition to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona as Manchester United provide public hint of interest in Thomas Tuchel's target.
The German manager would love to make de Jong his sixth signing of the window after Marc Cucurella was confirmed on a six-year deal and believes that the Dutch midfielder could provide a short-term improvement and long-term boost to his ageing midfield.
With Jorginho and N'Golo Kante already into the last year of their contracts, Chelsea have a fight to keep their central midfielder department full, even with the addition of England under-19 superstar Carney Chukwuemeka.
