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Chelsea 'make an opening bid of £33m for Frenkie de Jong' with Barcelona open to selling the struggling Dutchman... but the Blues may have to up their offer to over £40m with Bayern Munich also keen

Chelsea 'have made an opening offer of £33million' for Barcelona misfit Frenkie de Jong but they are set to face competition from Bayern Munich.

Holland midfielder De Jong has been a major disappointment since he arrived at the Nou Camp from Ajax in 2019.

Though the 24-year-old is a regular starter for Barcelona, he has struggled to perform at the standard expected of a £65m signing.

Chelsea 'have made an opening bid of u00a333milion for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong'

Chelsea 'have made an opening bid of £33milion for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong'

Thomas Tuchel would like to strengthen his midfield options and De Jong may be a possibility

Barcelona are prepared to cut their losses and a number of leading European club are interested in De Jong.