BAYERN MUNICH have joined Manchester United and Chelsea in the race for Frenkie de Jong, according to reports.
The Barcelona star has been pursued by the Red Devils all summer, Chelsea then joined the chase and now Bayern are considering a late attempt.
The Bundesliga champions are weighing up offering Barca a similar deal to how they got Philippe Coutinho to the club for one season from the Nou Camp three years ago.
They would reportedly table a loan move with the option to buy, claims journalist Gerard Romero.
However, it proves a difficult challenge to lure the Dutch midfielder to the Bavarian side with rumours suggesting he is happy to stay at Barcelona.
He is only willing to leave if he is paid the £14million he is owed in deferred wages.
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The 25-year-old has been at the Catalan giants since 2019 playing 142 times.
Man Utd have just signed another midfielder in Casemiro but Erik ten Hag is not giving up on the chance to work with De Jong again.
They are launching one final attempt to get a deal over the line with United chiefs flying to Spain to help seal the transfer.
On the contrary, reports from Sky Germany suggest Bayern Munich will not sign De Jong this summer.
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They are happy with new signing Ryan Gravenberch in midfield, who is also a product of the Ajax academy like De Jong.
As for United, they have a number of transfers they are trying to complete before next week's deadline.
They want to bring in Ajax winger Antony with the transfer nearing completion, according to reports.
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