Manchester United are ready to spend 69m on Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong. De Jong is out of favors at Barcelona as he has not been able to impress the Barcelona board. Moreover, Barcelona are in huge debt and wants to offload players and save money on wages. De Jong is one of the players Barcelona intends to sell in the Summer.
De Jong is one of the best players in his position however he has not managed to find his feet at Barcelona. He has been unable to control the midfield the way he used to at Ajax. Hence this has caused Xavi to keep De Jong on the bench. Moreover, Barcelona possesses one of the finest young players in the world in the form of Pedri. Xavi wants to link up play alongside Pedri however De Jong is not the kind of player he wants. Xavi is in search of a new midfielder and it is more indication that De Jong will be sold in the Summer.
The United Interest
Manchester United are under new management as Erik Ten Hag takes over. Ten Hag wants to reunite with De Jong and is his priority signing. However, De Jong has stated on multiple occasions that he wishes to stay at Barcelona. Although De Jong is likely to leave as Barcelona does not want the player anymore. United have not had a commanding midfielder in some time, the last player that could do was Mata however he was used as a right-winger rather than his natural role. Hence there was no player to control the midfield, De Jong could be the perfect player for United. Even though he does not wish to play at United he may end up with no choice as Barcelona no longer requires his services. De Jong may have to settle for United and it may not be the worst thing.
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