‘Manchester United Is Scared Right Now’ ‘We Are Wasting Our Time’ Chelsea Fans React To Latest Romano Transfer Update

‘Manchester United Is Scared Right Now’ ‘We Are Wasting Our Time’ Chelsea Fans React To Latest Romano Transfer Update

Chelsea have had “some discussions” about signing Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

Manchester United are believed to have agreed a €85m (£73m) fee for the Dutchman but, while the Blues have not been in contact with Barca, Romano says an approach to hijack the move has been considered:

“Chelsea have had some discussions to this possibility [of signing De Jong], but everything depends on Tuchel at the club. So, at the moment, there is no negotiation between Chelsea and Barcelona for De Jong.”

There has been a mixed reaction to the story among fans on Twitter, with some believing he could replace Jorginho, while others feel the club should be focusing their efforts on strengthening other areas of the pitch:

The Guardian‘s Jacob Steinberg did confirm Chelsea’s interest in de Jong last week, stating that the Netherlands international would probably prefer a switch to Stamford Bridge due to the fact that the Blues have Champions League football.

However, reinforcing at centre-back and up front are likely to take precedence, meaning de Jong is still much likelier to make the switch to United instead.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.