Key Highlights :
1. Frenkie de Jong says he has no plans to leave Barcelona for Manchester United in the summer.
2. The Reds had agreed a deal in principle worth around £62m for the 25-year-old in July but the player’s disagreements with his club over wages proved too big a hurdle to overcome, and so United instead ultimately dished out an initial £60m to Real Madrid for Casemiro.
3. The Manchester Evening News understands that Erik ten Hag is still open to bringing in De Jong this summer with the Reds boss after a midfielder alongside a new striker during the next window, which has been earmarked as the period for the next recruitment drive.
Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong says he has no plans to leave Barcelona for Manchester United in the summer. The Reds had agreed a deal in principle worth around £62m for the 25-year-old in July but the player’s disagreements with his club over wages proved too big a hurdle to overcome, and so United instead ultimately dished out an initial £60m to Real Madrid for Casemiro. The Manchester Evening News understands that Erik ten Hag is still open to bringing in De Jong this summer with the Reds boss after a midfielder alongside a new striker during the next window, which has been earmarked as the period for the next recruitment drive.
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