Chelsea have had an emphasis on signing talented young players for over a decade. They are basically a meme for hoarding and sending youngsters on loan. It doesn't say anything about their view of cm. It could easily be a priority for them. I've never been convinced that they don't have some interest in FDJ despite most on here insisting it's just Barca spreading rumours. I think Chelsea have a lot of weaknesses in their midfield with both Kante and Jorginho ageing with contracts set to expire at the end of the season.
They have also signed Omari Hutchinson from Arsenal.
It’s quite obvious signing a new CM for €85m isn’t on their radar given they have Kante, Kovacic, Jorginho, Gallagher, RLC, Gilmour and Mount.
They have now added these two youngsters who both play…. central midfield.
I think the likely scenario is they are going to use what they have and blood these two in as Kante/Jorginho phase out.
If you think they are going to add De Jong then fair enough but I think it’s clear what they are looking to do with their midfield and they have other areas they want to focus on this summer.