Man United closing in on a deal for £67m sensational Barcelona star Midfielder -Report

Man United closing in on a deal for £67m sensational Barcelona star Midfielder -Report

Manchester United are reportedly closing in on a deal to seal a transfer for FC Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong.

There would be no summer until The Theatre of Dreams team was connected to the Dutch midfield player since Erik ten Hag took over as manager of the team in 2022.

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Due to the uncertainty surrounding Scott McTominay’s future—in which Fulham has expressed a strong interest and is anticipated to make a better second bid for—United must immediately expand their midfield alternatives once more.

Beyond this summer, Casemiro and Christian Eriksen are two more players whose futures at the club are far from assured.

Ten Hag’s team is reportedly interested in players like Martin Zubimendi and Youssouf Fofana, and as a result, they have been locked in negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain for Manuel Ugarte.

Adrien Rabiot is also a long term target, but a recent report from Spain relayed by football365 states that “Man Utd have ‘resumed talks’ to finally get a deal over the line for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.”

It has been suggested that “Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag and Barcelona president Joan Laporta have ‘closed the deal’ for the Netherlands” international, although this could be an inaccurate translation as the original text might better be translated as “are closing a deal” rather than “have closed” one.

The report does not detail how much has been agreed but it is assured that it is more than £67 million and that there is a “complete understanding between the two parties involved”.

As always has been the case, it is stated that despite sporting director Deco “totally willing to allow him to leave”, the Dutchman is still very unsure of a move to the Premier League.

United famously agreed a deal for De Jong back in 2022 and subsequently spent all summer hoping that they could convince him to move to England. They could not.

The Old Trafford side are interested in bringing in former Ajax players Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt this summer, to go alongside the likes of Andre Onana, Lisandro Martinez and Antony who are already at the club.

Nonetheless, with United needing to sell to buy and the clear target being Manuel Ugarte, perhaps the reports are a little fanciful and more wishful thinking from the Spanish side’s perspective