Barcelona duo De Jong, Depay travel to London amid Chelsea and Man Utd speculation

Barcelona pair Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay are reportedly travelling to London amid hypothesis they might transfer to Chelsea and Man Utd respectively.

There was hypothesis all summer time that each gamers may go away the Camp Nou with Barcelona bringing in Andreas Christensen, Franck Kessie, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Jules Kounde to this point.

The Catalan giants may nonetheless add to their squad earlier than the top of the window however it’s ougoings they’re presently concentrating on.

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De Jong to Man Utd has been one of many greatest switch sagas of the summer time however that’s now utterly off the desk, in keeping with latest experiences.

The Crimson Devils had apparently agreed a price with Barcelona for the Netherlands worldwide however that has now expired after quite a few weeks of ready for De Jong and the La Liga facet to kind out their points.

Barcelona owe De Jong a reported £17m in deferred wages and bonuses from the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, making any transfer away from the Camp Nou tough.

Chelsea are nonetheless understood to be within the race to signal De Jong this summer time, while Liverpool were also linked just lately and now ESPN journalist Samuel Marsden claims that the Barcelona gamers ‘have a few days off and Frenkie de Jong goes to London’.

Depay – who has additionally been linked with Chelsea and Man Utd – is ‘additionally heading to London with him’ however Marsden insists that the go to is ‘not switch associated’.

He provides that the ‘more than likely situation’ for De Jong this summer time is that he ‘stays at Barca’ however {that a} ‘wage adjustment [is] nonetheless not an choice’ earlier than the switch deadline.

And former Premier League soccer Noel Whelan reckons it will be a “no-brainer” for De Jong to swap Barcelona for Chelsea.

“Chelsea are in a significantly better place after the takeover,” Whelan informed Soccer Insider.

“You have a look at Chelsea and Man United – there are much more plus factors on the Chelsea facet. There’s Champions League soccer, they’ve introduced in higher gamers to this point this summer time.

“It’s a no brainer for De Jong. Look in the beginning of this season – why would you select Man United? It’s a brand new supervisor, nevertheless it’s the identical outdated story for them.

“Gamers like De Jong, with their stature and skill, need to be taking part in within the Champions League.”