Senior Manchester United figures Richard Arnold and John Murtough have flown to Barcelona in a bid to break the impasse over the club’s pursuit of Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
The 25-year-old is new supervisor Erik ten Hag’s summer time switch precedence.
However, any potential deal is being hampered by a contractual situation involving De Jong and Barcelona.
The downside centres on wages De Jong deferred in the course of the pandemic that are due to be repaid over 4 years.
De Jong delayed receiving the funds to assist the financially troubled Catalan club and the cash would have been given again over the course of a brand new four-year contract which is about to take impact.
De Jong is reluctant to go away Barca given what he feels he’s owed.
United have persistently careworn they’ve alternate options ought to their makes an attempt to signal the previous Ajax man show unsuccessful.
However, the very fact chief government Arnold and soccer director Murtough have chosen to fly in for face-to-face talks with Barca officers underlines the need to signal De Jong.
Under regular circumstances, a minimum of one in all them would have been in Thailand, the place United start their pre-season preparations in opposition to Liverpool on Tuesday.
