Man United ‘Approach’ Barcelona to Sign Frenkie de Jong -Reports

Man United ‘Approach’ Barcelona to Sign Frenkie de Jong -Reports

Manchester United have made a fresh approach for Barcelona star Frenkie De Jong.

Despite United’s interest, Hansi Flick wants to keep De Jong at Barcelona. According to Manchester World, Manchester United has approached Barcelona about acquiring Frenkie De Jong.

Although the Old Trafford team has been strongly linked to a summer transfer for the Dutch sensation, De Jong has chosen to stay and compete for a spot at the Nou Camp.

But now that INEOS is in control, they want to try again for the former Ajax starlet, and they have started negotiations with Barcelona about a move for the current transfer window.

Manchester united contacts De Jong Since an attempt to sign Manuel Ugarte of Paris Saint-Germain has so far stalled.

United are said to have made an approach to the La Liga giants in recent days to express their interest in a move for the 27-year-old, and to ascertain whether they would be open to letting him leave in a deal worth around £40million.

However according to the report, Hansi Flick would prefer to keep De Jong at the Camp Nou this season as he looks to implement his style of play on the team having taken over from Xavi in the summer.

A move to Old Trafford is not advanced at all, although it is still unclear whether or not Barcelona would be open to cashing in due to their financial issues as they close in on a deal to sign Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig.

De Jong currently reportedly earns a whopping £605,000 per week at Barcelona, which could rise to £932,000 per week with bonuses. That would be a huge burden on them currently, and if they could offload them it would help them to secure other signings to bolster their squad.

Manchester United currently are looking to freshen up their midfield options and are open to offloading Casemiro, Scott McTominay and Hannibal Mejbri permanently for the right price, with several interested parties in each player.

With a deal for Ugarte currently stalling over his asking price, United have begun looking into alternative options including Burnley star Sander Berge.

The Reds are said to be willing to pay the Norway international £100,000 per week to complete his “dream move” to Old Trafford, and value the central midfielder at £20million.