At the start of last month, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly made a trip to Barcelona and held talks with the La Liga side’s leaders.
During the discussion between the officials of the two clubs, Frenkie de Jong’s name was put on the table.
This was initially reported by Sport and the same newspaper continues to mention Chelsea as one of the contenders to sign the 25-year-old this summer.
Manchester United have long been credited with an interest in the midfielder and are said to be joined by the west London club.
Sport on Monday state these two sides are going to bid for the Netherlands international and will try to convince him to make a move.
Xavi Hernández’s side, for their part, are ready to sanction the former Ajax man’s sale for €80m. In the last few hours, Barcelona have ‘learned’ about Chelsea’s ‘willingness to sign’ De Jong.
The Blues asked about the Dutchman during last month’s summit, but they didn’t go any further. That may change because the report states Chelsea are in a ‘position to make an official offer’.
A move to Stamford Bridge is ‘more to the liking’ of the player because it will give him an opportunity to reside in London. In addition to this, it will allow De Jong to play for a team that offers Champions League football next season.
Despite all this, it needs to be seen the proposal Thomas Tuchel’s side will offer to both the Catalan club and De Jong.
There haven’t been other outlets in Spain and England discussing Chelsea’s interest in the Barca man. However, that has not stopped Sport from pushing De Jong towards the Blues.
