Chelsea Transfer News: Frenkie de Jong Rejects Todd Boehly on the Phone Call
Prior to the last three weeks of the summer transfer window, the Blues owner, who presently has main control over Chelsea’s transfer strategy following his consortium’s £4.25 billion takeover, has named De Jong as a top target.
Boehly tried to persuade the 25-year-old midfielder to join Stamford Bridge. However, it doesn’t seem to have worked. Barcelona is trying its best to make him leave Camp Nou this summer.
During a drawn-out phone discussion, De Jong reportedly listened to the American executive’s pitch. However, his charm appeal apparently didn’t work, according to the Spanish outlet Relevo via Metro. According to reports, the Dutch international has repeated his wish to stay in Cataluyna and finish out his contract with the Blaugrana.
The club’s former board altered his contract during the Covid-19 outbreak. Barca wants De Jong to make a concession in order to stay. The Dutchman promised to postpone £17 million in wages. However, Barcelona claims they are unable to do so at this time because of their well-known financial difficulties.
De Jong is determined to represent his “dream club. However, they are even contemplating legal action over his contract.
According to The Athletic, the player was informed by Camp Nou officials that they had discovered proof of illegal activity in the extension he signed in 2020.
De Jong has been constantly persuaded by current president Joan Laporta to accept a new wage cut if he wants to stick with Xavi Hernandez’s team because the renewal was given out under the previous Blaugrana administration, which was managed by Josep Bartomeu.
Laporta has insisted that Barca would prefer not to trade the former Ajax star, but he acknowledges that the club has received offers this summer.
The Barcelona manager proclaimed, “Frenkie de Jong is a Barca player of outstanding quality, and we want him to stay. We have a really potent midfield with him and his team. Although he has offers, both he and we want him to stay.“
Chelsea and United are both irritated by the circumstance and are looking for solutions. Although Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag has reaffirmed that his club will only recruit “the right player,”. Blues manager Thomas Tuchel is looking to strengthen his midfield before the transfer deadline on September 1.
Before his team’s 2-1 loss to Brighton on Sunday, Ten Hag declared, “You don’t need any guy, you need the perfect player, and that’s what we’re fighting towards.”
“No, if the player isn’t the appropriate one (we would not sign another player). We require qualified players. The squad is still looking to reinforce itself, as we’ve previously stated.”
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