Rumour Has It: Liverpool and Chelsea to join Manchester United as Frenkie de Jong suitors in January

De
Jong,
25,
was
one
of
the
most
ubiquitous
names
in
the
most
recent
transfer
window,
with
United
and
Barcelona
in
regular
communication
as
Erik
ten
Hag
tried
to
recruit
his
former
Ajax
pupil.

After
deciding
to
remain
at
Camp
Nou,
despite
the
LaLiga
club
urging
him
to
leave
to
help
ease
their
finances,
De
Jong
has
started
six
out
of
14
matches
for
the
Blaugrana
so
far
this
season.

With
their
Champions
League
campaign
looking
headed
for
an
early
exit,
and
more
playing
time
likely
on
the
table
in
the
Premier
League,
it
may
seem
more
palatable
for
the
Dutch
international
to
make
the
jump
in
January.

TOP
STORY
–
PREMIER
LEAGUE
GIANTS
PREPARE
BIDS
FOR
BARCELONA’S
DE
JONG

Barcelona
and
United
agreed
on
a
deal
starting
at
€65million
plus
add-ons
before
De
Jong
decided
to
veto
the
move
by
refusing
to
sign
a
contract
with
the
Old
Trafford
side.

With
his
contract
still
tying
him
to
Barcelona
until
2026,
there
is
no
reason
to
believe
that
figure
would
dip
unless
the
Catalan
outfit
are
desperate
to
get
a
deal
done.

ESPN’s
report
claims
Chelsea
have
had
their
interest
spurred
by
the
injury
status
of
N’Golo
Kante,
who
will
apparently
miss
around
four
months
after
undergoing
surgery
on
his
hamstring,
while
Liverpool
have
made
no
secret
about
their
desire
for
midfield
reinforcements,
and
are
said
to
have
contacted
De
Jong’s
representatives.

10
–

@FCBarcelona‘s
@DeJongFrenkie21
has
won
10
duels
tonight
against
Villarreal
(10/10),
more
than
any
other
player
in
a
single
game
in

@LaLigaEN
with
100%
of
duels
success
this
season.
Gladiator.

pic.twitter.com/8G3a8MEH8F

—
OptaJose
(@OptaJose)

October
20,
2022

ROUND-UP

–
According
to
Football
Italia,
Juventus
will
be
willing
to
sell
24-year-old
American
midfielder

Weston
McKennie
for

€20m
in
January.

–
The
Evening
Standard
is
reporting

Arsenal
are
interested
in
23-year-old
Eintracht
Frankfurt
centre-back

Evan
Ndicka,
with
the
French
international
set
to
become
a
free
agent
at
the
end
of
the
season.

–

Wilfried
Zaha
is
likely
to
reject
a
new
contract
from
Crystal
Palace
so
he
can
join
a

top-six
Premier
League
side
when
his
deal
expires
at
the
end
of
the
season,
per
the
Daily
Mail.

–
Football
Insider
claims
17-year-old
Borussia
Dortmund
forward

Youssoufa
Moukoko
has
caught
the
eye
of
the
world’s
elite
clubs,
with
interest
coming
from

Real
Madrid,

Barcelona,

Paris
Saint-Germain
and

Liverpool.

–
Le
10
Sport
is
reporting

Inter
view
Sevilla
centre-back

Tanguy
Nianzou
and
Valencia’s

Mouctar
Diakhaby
as
potential
replacements
for
Milan
Skriniar,
with
the
Slovakian
expected
to
leave
in
January.