{"id":618646,"date":"2022-10-17T15:19:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T19:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618646"},"modified":"2022-10-17T17:07:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T21:07:58","slug":"frenkie-de-jong-clarifies-manchester-united-chelsea-offers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/17\/frenkie-de-jong-clarifies-manchester-united-chelsea-offers\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United\u2019s 151-Appearance Midfield Target Confirms Rejecting Their Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Frenkie de Jong has\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1581560073905659909?s=20&amp;t=O2s1itZJG9jN09TLe4JUfQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">confirmed that he was never interested<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in joining either\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/17\/manchester-united-mason-greenwood-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/14\/chelsea-joe-shields-southampton-recruitment\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the summer transfer window despite finding serious interest from them. The Dutch midfielder opted to stay at Barcelona, operating in a rotational role in midfield.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Frenkie de Jong Confirms Rejecting Premier League Approach<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Frenkie de Jong tells ZiggoSport: &quot;Chelsea and Man Utd bids? I was calm. I decided in May I wanted to stay. My opinion never changed&quot; \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I remained calm, then you know the pressure will start coming from all sides. I wanted to stay at Bar\u00e7a so it never made me confused&quot;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MSphdAtY1x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MSphdAtY1x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1581560073905659909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">De Jong \u2018Remained Calm\u2019 Amid Manchester United&#8217;s Major Attempts to Sign Him<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 25-year-old was reportedly a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1667459\/Manchester-United-transfer-news-Frenkie-de-Jong-Barcelona-Erik-ten-Hag-frustrated\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">priority transfer target<\/a> for Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side in the summer, as he believed De Jong could transform the Red Devils. However, United couldn&#8217;t get a deal done, with the Dutch international keen on remaining at the Camp Nou, and add to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/frenkie-de-jong\/leistungsdatendetails\/spieler\/326330\/verein\/131\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">151 appearances<\/a>\u00a0for the Catalan giants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/16\/chelsea-jorginho-barcelona-free-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jorginho\u2019s Agent Hints at Barcelona Transfer Talks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They even had a reported\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/news\/manchester-united-frenkie-de-jong-agreement\/mugEyrWh7Dft\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">offer of \u00a363 million<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0agreed with the La Liga side for the transfer of the midfielder but failed to convince the player himself. Speaking about what happened in the summer window, De Jong told Dutch outlet Ziggo Sport: &#8220;Chelsea and Man Utd bids? I was calm. I decided in May I wanted to stay. My opinion never changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I remained calm, then you know the pressure will start coming from all sides. I wanted to stay at Bar\u00e7a so it never made me confused.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Also Saw Advances to Sign De Jong Denied<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After seeing the Red Devils struggle in convincing the Dutchman to join them, Todd Boehly also tried his best to bring him to Stamford Bridge and improve Chelsea&#8217;s midfield. The Blues reportedly made\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/08\/06\/chelsea-offer-59m-plus-player-in-bid-to-sign-frenkie-de-jong-from-barcelona-17139609\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a bid of \u00a359 million plus Marcos Alonso<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211; but the move failed to materialise because the 25-year-old had no ambition in moving to Stamford Bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Frenkie de Jong played his 150th match for Barcelona yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yMNXl11k91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/yMNXl11k91<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bar\u00e7a Universal (@BarcaUniversal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarcaUniversal\/status\/1580445732896751616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The possible reason behind the Dutchman refusing to leave Barcelona was that he is still\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/08\/manchester-united-frenkie-de-jong-criminality\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">due a lot of money in unpaid wages<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for a pay cut he took during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The La Liga giants accepted his reason to stay, but the 25-year-old is no longer a regular starter for Xavi Hernandez&#8217;s side, only starting five games so far this season.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frenkie de Jong has\u00a0confirmed that he was never interested\u00a0in joining either\u00a0Manchester United\u00a0or\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0in the summer transfer window despite finding serious interest from them. The Dutch midfielder opted to stay at Barcelona, operating in a rotational role in midfield. Frenkie de Jong Confirms Rejecting Premier League Approach Frenkie de Jong tells ZiggoSport: &quot;Chelsea and Man Utd bids? 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