De Jong entreated to select Chelsea NOT Man Utd if forced out of Barca this summer season
Frenkie de Jong has been urged to pick out Chelsea over Manchester United this summer, if he leaves Barcelona.
The Dutch midfielder has been the problem of long-time period interest from United this window, with Erik ten Hag making him the club's primary goal, but the circulate seems no closer to materialising.
Despite formerly announcing he was flattered through their hobby, reports from Spanish outlet Sport propose that he has no hobby in signing for the Red Devils, preferring a move to Premier League competitors Chelsea as a substitute.
Former Aston Villa forward Gabby Agbonlahor has entreated the Blues to hijack the pass, pronouncing on talkSPORT Breakfast: 'I’ve been speakme approximately Manchester United not being as a good deal of a pull for some time now and their fans don’t find it irresistible. They can’t manage the directly facts.
'De Jong, if he's leaving Barcelona, he does now not need to visit Manchester United. There are prices which have pop out that he might as a substitute Bayern Munich, he could as a substitute Chelsea.
'Because if I'm selecting a group within the Premier League and I've got the danger of Chelsea or Manchester United, I'm deciding on Chelsea.'
Barcelona has made no mystery of buying De Jong round and he has been United's pinnacle target all summer time, with club chiefs Richard Arnold and John Murtough recently noticed within the Spanish city trying to thrash out a deal.
And even though de Jong does now not need to depart, the Catalan giants need to shift him from the salary invoice so that it will check in new signings Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen.
He is stated to preserve actual issues over how United feature, with the participant's view stated to be that it's far run 'inconsistently' via management.
In addition to that, he's 'now not closed' to the concept of a switch to Stamford Bridge given Chelsea do boast Champions League football and is stated to realize the 'mission' and 'shape' that is being constructed beneath new controlling owner Todd Boehly.
Agbonlahor brought: 'They've were given issues and it'll take them some time to get a risk of triumphing the Premier League or the Champions League.
'Does De Jong need to go from Barcelona, who could be playing Champions League football, to Manchester United, who are not going to be?'
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