Chelsea close in on agreements for Frenkie de Jong and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Paper Round

Chelsea ready to meet De Jong demands While Frenkie de Jong remains reluctant to leave Barcelona, Chelsea will try to assuage one of his concerns, according to The Mirror. The 25-year-old is owed around £17 million in deferred wages after signing a new deal with Barcelona and after difficulties between the player and his current club, Chelsea will make up the shortfall. Ad TransfersPSG join Fofana race, Chelsea wait on Aubameyang transfer prospects – Paper Round9 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: There should be concern at Chelsea that they are paying over £80m for a player who does not particularly want to be there.

Think of last season when they brought in Romelu Lukaku, who promptly said he didn’t actually fancy staying on at Chelsea before his form fell off a cliff. For all De Jong’s talent Chelsea could look elsewhere. Read the full story United set for discussions over Rabiot’s wages Manchester United have now agreed a £15m deal with Juventus to sign 27-year-old midfielder Adrien Rabiot, as they founder in their attempts to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona.

However they now have to negotiate with his mother to agree personal terms, with The Sun reporting that she can be a difficult figure to deal with. Paper Round’s view: There is no doubt a little sexism at play when there are complaints about Rabiot’s mother. Harry Kane’s brother is involved with his own contract dealings, and Mino Raiola was certainly an awkward character, but the nature of the complaints about either was never so personal.