“I want to play for Man United!” – Watch £60m Barcelona star midfielder sends fresh transfer message to Erik Ten Hag as he reveals he was ‘very upset’ with Barcelona over failed Man Utd move

“I want to play for Man United!” – Watch £60m Barcelona star midfielder sends fresh transfer message to Erik Ten Hag as he reveals he was ‘very upset’ with Barcelona over failed Man Utd move

Frenkie de Jong was ‘very upset’ with his club Barcelona after they tried to sell him to Manchester United but has now reportedly ‘calmed down’.

Erik ten Hag made the Netherlands international his top transfer target following his arrival as United boss in May 2022.

A lengthy transfer saga ensued with the Red Devils even reportedly agreeing a fee with Barcelona amid the La Liga club’s financial difficulties.

De Jong remained determined to stay at the Camp Nou, though, with United eventually ending their interest and signing Casemiro from Real Madrid instead.

It has now been reported in Spain that De Jong was left angry over Barcelona’s attempts to offload him and it damaged his relationship with the club’s hierarchy.

However, De Jong has since calmed down and Barcelona are now thought to be plotting a new long-term contract for the 26-year-old.

Barcelona consider De Jong to be one of the best midfielders in the world but they want to make him take a pay cut for the next two years.

It remains to be seen how De Jong will react to that demand, but it is believed that he is very happy at the club since he moved from Ajax in 2019.

De Jong has registered 16 goals and 21 assists across 190 games for Barcelona, helping them land the Copa del Rey trophy in 2021 and La Liga title in 2023.

He has 54 caps for the Netherlands and represented his nation at Euro 2020 and at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar