El Barça espera las ofertas finales de Chelsea y United por De Jong (sport.es)
We will make a final offer for FDJ and we need to convince him to join us
Chelsea wanted to make sure at Thursday night's summit with Barça that his transfer was possible and promised to pass an official offer in the next few hours. United, which has been bidding for weeks, will improve its offer and will also present its final proposal for a decision.
The London club, at the request of Tuchel, introduced the option of introducing the Dutchman to carry out a joint operation and the two clubs stayed in Barcelona to explore a possible agreement. In the case of United, the transfer would be clean without the inclusion of players, an option that interests Barça more.
Barça, despite the latest public statements, does not close the exit door to the Dutchman, much less because it is considered a vital income in this complicated transfer market. The monetary injection will help to complete the ambitious transfer plan that the Blaugrana entity has outlined.
De Jong has been talking to United for some time and the relationship between him and his entourage is much closer to the Manchester club. But it is also true that the sports project offered by Chelsea is much more ambitious and reliable than that of United, with guaranteed participation in the Champions League this season.
At Barça they want the outcome of this whole matter to be as fast as possible and they have communicated this to both Chelsea and United. The two clubs are trying to convince the footballer and, from there, they are clear that there will be an agreement with the Blaugrana club. De Jong should join the Blaugrana pre-season next week, but his attendance is clearly up in the air.
