Chelsea land in Barcelona in bid to hijack Manchester United's Frenkie de Jong transfer - Paper Round

Chelsea touch down for talks with Barca Chelsea’s new owner Todd Boehly has arrived in Barcelona in a bid to hijack Manchester United’s move for Frenkie de Jong. The Mail reveal that Boehly went to a restaurant to meet Barca representatives to discuss De Jong and are reportedly willing to offer defensive duo Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso to the Catalan club as makeweights in a potential transfer for the Dutch midfielder.

Chelsea have also discussed Barca pair Sergino Dest and Memphis Depay – who could be part of a straight swap for the two Blues defenders. Ad/> /> TransfersMan United reach agreement with Arsenal to sign England international Parris8 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: Chelsea are looking to ramp up their transfer business ahead of their pre-season tour to the United States and they travel on Saturday.

Thomas Tuchel is looking to rebuild his squad after a relatively disappointing campaign and there are clearly some players at Barcelona that he fancies. Dest and Depay would be decent squad players for the west London club, but De Jong would be a game-changing signing.

The Blues need to battle with Premier League rivals Manchester United if they want to sign the Dutch international, but Chelsea hold an advantage as they are competing in the Champions League next season. Read the full story Raphinha ready to make transfer decision Chelsea are in pole position to complete the signing of Raphinha from Leeds United, according to the Standard.

The west London club have had a £55 million bid accepted by their Premier League rivals, but Raphinha would reportedly prefer a move to Barcelona so is awaiting a potential bid from the Catalan club. Arsenal are also in the running to sign Raphinha and the report says that