It is hard to keep track of what Chelsea's overarching transfer strategy is this summer. No more is this reflected than the sudden interest in Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong.
Although De Jong is a talented player, one who has been linked previously, should an eleventh-hour bid be submitted in an effort to usurp Manchester United to add to this summer of hijacks, it would jar with the expected midfield plan under Thomas Tuchel.
There has been an expectation that if the Blues went in for a midfielder, it would be in search of a more defensive-minded profile, one they have not had since Nemanja Matic. De Jong, who has been linked with Man United for several months and played under Erik ten Hag, is a more attacking player, one defined by his ability to progress the ball rather than break up play.
