Chelsea have made a sensational move to hijack Frenkie de Jong’s move to Manchester United.
Blues chiefs have made contact with Barcelona and held discussions with de Jong’s representatives and are now strong contenders to sign him from under United’s noses. United remain keen on de Jong and are definitely not giving up but the potential deal has become a long-running saga which has been held up by an ugly £15million stand-off.
Holland star de Jong is still owed £15m in deferred wages after agreeing to take a pay cut in the pandemic and Barcelona have refused to pay the money back and the ex-Ajax midfielder has refused to back down. Barcelona are facing major financial issues and need to offload players before they can register new players and Chelsea ’s fresh interest is threatening United’s attempts to sign him.
