Frenkie de Jong to Chelsea latest: Bayern contact, Arsenal transfer admission, Barcelona stance

Chelsea are looking to strengthen their squad this January.

Much has been made of their shortage in the wing-back areas, but one position that's been identified as a position that needs better depth is centre-midfield.

Chelsea have subsequently been linked with a host of names, including West Ham star Declan Rice, but Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong is another man reportedly on their transfer wish list.

With Barcelona in a perilous financial situation, any decent bid for the Netherlands international is likely to tempt the Catalan giants into a potential sale.

With that in mind, has taken a look at all the latest headlines linking him with a move to Stamford Bridge.

As reported by Fabrizio Romano on Twitter, there has been no official offer made to Barcelona by Chelsea for de Jong.

Romano tweeted: "Nothing confirmed by club sources about Chelsea £33m bid for Frenkie de Jong rumour.

"Barcelona have not received any official or verbal proposal as things stand."

He went onto add that the Blues are currently focused on sorting their ongoing full-back issues for now.

Marca claims that Bayern Munich have already ‘been in contact’ with Frenkie de Jong's agents over a move to Germany.

The Bundesliga outfit see the ace ‘as a player who would fit in perfectly at the Allianz Arena’ and view him as a ‘long-term option’ for their midfield.

According to the Spanish outlet Fichajes, de Jong has been told he can leave Barcelona, with the player’s agent instructed to look for a new club for his client.

The report adds that because he's being used more as a substitute at the moment, Barcelona want to cash in on him whilst he's still valued at 70million euros (£58.6million).

The Blues are reportedly honing in on a deal for de Jong with