It reports that Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea are all interested in the 20-year-old, who has starred since breaking into the Ajax first team.

Arsenal and City "have spoken to Ajax over a January deal," the report adds, with Chelsea keeping a close eye on the situation.

The Sun says "clubs reckon they can get De Jong for a bargain £5 million" because his current contract has only 18 months to run.

But it adds that Ajax "could hold out for a bigger fee or offer De Jong fresh terms after his emergence as a major prospect."