Manchester United have seemingly turned their attentions to new two midfielder targets as Chelsea are believed to be 'very close' to signing Frenkie de Jong after a key Barcelona transfer update emerges.
In this ever-changing saga, there have been points where all possibilities have been close to coming to fruition but there now finally seems to be some more clear direction in relation to what is going to happen with the 25-year-old. Amid a dispute with Barcelona over deferred wages which the club themselves refuse to pay after finding a hint of 'criminality' in his previous contract extension, as per The Athletic, the feeling around the players camp is that his adamant stance in staying may have weakened by what has happened in recent times.
Despite both manager Xavi and the president Joan Laporta speaking positively about the Dutchman, the pair are hoping that a sale of the £70million rated midfielder will provide the funds alongside the fourth economic lever not just to afford to register the new recruits with La Liga but also to fund an ambitious £68m swoop for Bernardo Silva. De Jong has refused to agree on a new cut-price deal with Barcelona and unlike Gerard Pique who has taken the sacrifice, the midfielder's Barca future is now bleak with Chelsea reportedly to be 'very close.'
