Chelsea are in talk with €400m release clause player to be signed in January
According to a rumor, Chelsea has put their name to the list of teams interested in signing Frenkie de Jong of Barcelona.
According to SPORT, Manchester United, Liverpool, and now Chelsea are all interested in signing De Jong.
The majority of the summer transfer window looked to be spent by United pursuing De Jong, only for them to go and take Casemiro from Real Madrid in the last weeks.
The teenage Dutch midfielder was also desired by Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, according to a report from SPORT.
But now that Graham Potter has taken over as manager of the Blues, Chelsea is making a strong effort to capture De Jong.
According to reports, Potter ‘no matter what’ wants De Jong in his midfield.
The 25-year-old made a £347 million release clause part of the contract when he left Ajax to join the Catalan club back in 2019.
Not only Chelsea will require midfielders in the next summer.
James Milner, Naby Keita, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all have contracts that expire in the summer of 2018, and Liverpool already appears to be lacking in the midfield position.
James Milner, Naby Keita, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all have contracts that expire in the summer of 2018, and Liverpool already appears to be lacking in the midfield position.