Dutch international Frenkie de Jong is close to a move to Manchester United, with negotiations progressing between the Red Devils and Barcelona
The Barcelona player is the main target of Manchester United, who has not yet signed any player during the current summer transfers
The Spanish newspaper, “Sport”, confirmed that there is a great deal of secrecy to resolve the agreement, but the negotiations progressed very positively in the past hours, and things have begun to take decisive steps now
Optimism is absolute at this time between the two parties, and they believe in Manchester United and Barcelona that the deal will be decided before June 30, pending the final approval of the Dutch player
It started since Tin Hag was announced as coach of Manchester United, and Barcelona did not mind the departure of De Jong, because the Catalan club seeks to revive its financial coffers
Manchester United allowed Pogba to leave and then Nemanja Matic, and the middle of the Tin Hag stadium is in dire need of De Jong, his former player in Ajax Amsterdam
Manchester United started with reduced numbers, but with time it kept raising the offer until it reached 80 million euros, which Barcelona wants to get, so it was agreed between the two parties
Now the English club are talking to the player’s entourage to formalize a 5-year contract, and Eric Ten Hag’s call appears to have worked its magic with De Jong, who was worried about not playing next season in the Champions League
Manchester United will play next season in the European League, after finishing sixth in the English Premier League last season
