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Living it up! Frenkie de Jong strikes a pose while wakeboarding as he closes in on a drawn-out move to Chelsea after Manchester United admit defeat in chase for the Barcelona midfielder

Frenkie de Jong is living it up in Catalonia despite nearing a transfer to Chelsea after a three-month saga over his future.

The Barcelona midfielder is more likely to move to Stamford Bridge than Manchester United, who have admitted defeat in their drawn-out pursuit driven by new manager Erik ten Hag, as the Spanish side attempt to force him out.

But the 25-year-old struck a pose as he enjoyed a wakeboarding jaunt with fiancée Mikky Kiemeney in north-east Spain.

Frenkie de Jong happily struck a pose as he enjoyed a wakeboarding jaunt with his fiancu00e9e in Catalonia - despite nearing a drawn-out move to Chelsea as Barcelona aim to force him out
A move to the Blues is understood to be more likely than reuniting with Erik ten Hag at United

De Jong, who proposed to Kiemeney last month, posted to his 10.