Manchester United have offered Chelsea a rare Cristiano Ronaldo and Frenkie de Jong transfer opening as the Red Devils look into a £51million swoop.
Erik ten Hag's and Thomas Tuchel's side have been linked to the same targets this summer but the main one has clearly been midfielder Frenkie de Jong. At one point, United were the favourites to sign him but then the pendulum swung Chelsea's way. The truth is that the 25-year-old wants to stay put at Barcelona for 2022/23, so that he can eventually win in the deferred wage battle with the club.
football.london understands that Todd Boehly will press ahead with a deal towards the end of this summer's transfer window if he is given the indication the player's side that he is willing to move. Otherwise, the Blues have made no secret that they could walk away. Inter Milan's central midfielder Cesare Casadei is set to become the sixth recruit this summer and as a result of this signing, the Blues will likely not panic buy a new midfielder to compensate for N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic injury woes. So it seems it's De Jong or bust this summer for the Blues.
