Frenkie de Jong

A mere day after Spanish journalist Gerard Romero said that midfielder Frenkie de Jong is closer to joining Manchester United, Jonathan Shrager has now ...

Secondly, they can also allow the 25-year-old to play at his preferred position; something that has been an issue at Barcelona. First, with Paul Pogba departing, they need someone to take the position. In fact, there has been no discussion whatsoever about the transfer.

Barcelona are open to offers for Frenkie De Jong and are prepared to make a loss on the midfielder with Manchester United keen on bolstering their midfield ...

De Jong himself has confessed this season that his two years at the Nou Camp had not gone as planned with the club in a transitional phase. United are awaiting the arrival of Erik ten Hag, who managed a young De Jong at Ajax as he became a leading light for the Dutch giants. Barcelona signed De Jong from Ajax in 2019 for £65m but are now ready to accept a loss on the Dutchman such is their financial situation.

Manchester United are looking to bolster their midfield ahead of the 2022-23 campaign and have now been linked with Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong.

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Reports emerged on Wednesday night that Barcelona and Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong was 95% certain to be completing a move to Manchester United.

His defensive attributes, however, divide opinion. The latter, De Jong offers in abundance, with his awareness in possession, eye for a pass and dribbling ability well-known. Chief Manchester United writer for the Manchester Evening News Samuel Luckhurst reported the club are ‘weighing up a move’ for De Jong but described reports of an imminent deal as ‘wide of the mark’. Frenkie de Jong the answer to United’s prayers? A good barometer for the credibility of developments such as this is to analyse the mainstream media’s response along with journalists with rumoured links to both clubs. Following the two results, supposed transfer oracle Gerard Romero timely tweeted a statement declaring Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong was 95% certain to move to United within the next month.

Barcelona are aware of Manchester United's interest in Frenkie de Jong but the midfielder is prepared to stay and fight for his place with the La Liga ...

Pogba is also out of contract in June with the Frenchman believed to be favouring a return to Juventus. Ten Hag views de Jong as an ideal signing to mark his arrival in Manchester and is convinced his former player can be a leader in his new-look United side, according to the report. Erik ten Hag has identified de Jong, 25, as a midfield target ahead of his arrival at Old Trafford, having coached the Dutchman at Ajax prior to his move to the Camp Nou in 2019.

Manager keen to sign player he worked with at Ajax · De Jong's preference is to continue in Champions League.

The manager, Xavi Hernández, would like the 25-year-old to continue at the club. De Jong, a Netherlands international, has started 29 of the 32 La Liga games for which he has been available this season. Contact has been made between the parties but no agreement is close.

Frenkie de Jong is reportedly up for sale and Manchester United are seemingly in pole position to win the race for the Barcelona man's signature given his ...

De Jong earned a move to Barcelona that following summer and has been a regular in the Catalan's starting XI ever since. Speaking to Voetbal International back in 2019, he said: "I actually thought Arsenal was pretty beautiful in the past. It remains to be seen if De Jong is willing to leave the Camp Nou, however.