Manchester United have contacted Barcelona over the provision of Frenkie de Jong.
The Netherlands midfielder performed for brand new United supervisor Erik ten Hag at Ajax and is considered the perfect match for his supposed system at Old Trafford.
There has been no official bid made but and United sources are adamant they won’t overpay for the 25-year-old.
De Jong reached the Champions League semi-finals with Ajax in 2019 earlier than becoming a member of Barca on a five-year contract.
Barca agreed a £65m deal for De Jong in January 2019 and after becoming a member of the Spanish giants that summer time he has scored 13 targets from 140 appearances, serving to them win the Copa del Rey in 2021.
He made 46 appearances final season, scoring 4 targets and claiming 5 assists.
Central midfield has been earmarked as a very powerful space for strengthening at Old Trafford this summer time.
The exits of Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata imply United are in need of numbers in that division.
And it has been apparent for a while the membership doesn’t have the personnel to compete in that division with Manchester City and Liverpool.
It isn’t but recognized how eager De Jong is to make the transfer given United did not qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League.
It is known United are additionally different choices and could be ready to stroll away if they can not do the deal they need.
However, given Ten Hag’s want to be reunited with the participant, if De Jong gave a sign he was ready to make the transfer, it’s troublesome to envisage United failing to finish their first switch of the brand new period following final season’s dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
