“We have given him the go-ahead to join Chelsea; although our new deal proposal was rejected by him, I’m really pained that such a great player like him is leaving our club this way.” Club president Uli Hoeness broke down in tears during a press conference as his £60 million key player agreed to a summer move to join Chelsea this week.

“We have given him the go-ahead to join Chelsea; although our new deal proposal was rejected by him, I’m really pained that such a great player like him is leaving our club this way.” Club president Uli Hoeness broke down in tears during a press conference as his £60 million key player agreed to a summer move to join Chelsea this week.

Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness has suggested that Matthijs de Ligt could leave the club this summer, hinting particularly at a possible transfer to link up with his fellow Italian Enzo Maresca at Stamford Bridge.

As quoted in the post below by Fabrizio Romano, Hoeness also seemed to suggest that it could be better to offload De Ligt than to allow Dayot Upamecano to be the defender to leave the Allianz Arena.

De Ligt remains an option for Chelsea this summer, as Romano previously told us, but after completing a deal to sign Leny Yoro from Lille, it means they now need to focus on sales before making another purchase, as they’ll want to make sure they’re balancing the books and not risking being penalized over Financial Fair Play breaches.

Bayern themselves may be keen to cash in on one or two players this summer after bringing in big-name signings like Joao Palhinha and Michael Olise, but it remains to be seen if they’ll definitely be getting rid of De Ligt.

The Netherlands international could still be a useful player for the Bavarian giants, even if he’s been a little slow to get going since joining the club after what also proved to be a slightly underwhelming spell at Juventus.

The 24-year-old is now at a point in his career where he needs to think really carefully about what the best move for him would be, as he could perhaps do without more chopping and changing in his life.

However, it might also be worth it if it means he can get more guaranteed playing time than he’s likely to have at Bayern.

But reports have it that Manchester United are also holding taps on the player, though they haven’t offered any bids yet.

Chelsea are also made to understand that Delight would be a perfect addition, despite having options for who could maintain the position at Stamford Bridge.

With the players willingness to join either of the Premier League clubs, Chelsea may probably make an offer to hijack the deal ahead of Manchester United.