Frenkie de Jong is rising more and more disillusioned with life at Barcelona and Chelsea might supply him an escape route with a €100m (£85m) summer season switch bid, in keeping with a report.
The Dutchman’s time in Catalonia has been dogged by curiosity in his companies from the likes of Manchester United, although he’s now into his fifth season with Barca since signing from Ajax in 2019 for an preliminary €75m.
De Jong had all the time been eager to stick with the La Liga giants regardless of Barca’s willingness to promote lately, however Relevo now state each the 26-year-old and the membership are open to a summer season exit.
The midfielder is alleged to upset with the Blaugrana’s timid La Liga title defence, whereas they suffered defeats within the Supercopa de Espana and Copa del Rey. Supervisor Xavi has already confirmed he’ll step down from his function on the finish of the season.
Sport add that sporting director Deco has tried to renegotiate De Jong’s contract with an extension till 2029, but it surely has to date been ‘unattainable’ to succeed in an settlement.
They explicitly declare Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea could be prepared to stump up €100m to signal De Jong, having already forked out big outlays on Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.
The Blues had been frugal within the January switch window and are even mentioned to be fearing a factors deduction in the event that they dismiss supervisor Pochettino and his backroom employees, given it might see them breach Revenue & Sustainability Guidelines (PSR).
Man Utd had been nonetheless enthusiastic about De Jong final summer season, whereas Bayern Munich additionally made enquiries as revealed by 90min. Paris Saint-Germain have additionally been touted as a possible vacation spot.
