Manchester United's hopes of signing Frenkie de Jong have been dealt a huge blow despite them agreeing on an initial transfer fee for his transfer from Barcelona.
United are ready to pay £56.2million for the Dutch international, who has already cleared out his locker at Barca with a move to Old Trafford appearing to be edging closer. New United boss Erik ten Hag coached the midfielder at Ajax and held a phone call to convince the player that he should join his project at Old Trafford.
However, despite believing they have a clear run at signing the central midfielder this summer, the situation has now changed with Chelsea monitoring De Jong. Furthermore, the Blues have an upper hand in the negotiation process as they could be involved in a triple deal to land the player.
