Chelsea have reportedly been in talks with Barcelona within the final week or so in a bid to clinch a switch deal for Dutch midfield maestro Frenkie de Jong.
The Blues might do with strengthening in midfield within the close to future as each N’Golo Kante and Jorginho can be out of contract subsequent summer season, and the membership would profit from securing a long-term alternative.
In response to Todo Fichajes, it appears De Jong is the participant they’re wanting to signal, with the report suggesting they’re hoping to achieve an settlement earlier than the beginning of the World Cup.
The Netherlands worldwide has had a combined profession at Barca, having largely carried out effectively, however with out fairly being a assured starter, particularly this season.
Chelsea would certainly be capable to give De Jong a much bigger position, so it may very well be sensible for the 25-year-old to just accept any provide that comes alongside from Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United additionally needed De Jong in the summertime, however Cadena SER lately claimed he was unconvinced in regards to the provide from Previous Trafford, so it will likely be attention-grabbing to see if Chelsea can do a greater job of persuading him.
Writing in his exclusive CaughtOffside column lately, Fabrizio Romano named Chelsea as one of many golf equipment who would proceed to ‘monitor’ De Jong within the subsequent few months.
