Manchester United and Chelsea are still competing to sign Frenkie De Jong, but Barcelona are still driving a hard business.
The president of Barça, Joan Laporta, has spoken again about the midfielder’s future, saying: “Frenkie is our player and we want him to stay at Barcelona, he also wants to stay. With him and the his teammates we have a very powerful midfield. He has offers. , but we want him to stay at the club.”
It is assumed that Barça are keen for De Jong to lower his salary if he stays with the club. Although Man Utd have agreed an initial fee of £63m, Chelsea are believed to be their preferred destination due to Champions League football.