Man United have €50 million bid for World class La-liga midfielder rejected -Reports

Man United have €50 million bid for World class La-liga midfielder rejected -Reports

It’s understandable that supporters of Manchester United would roll their eyes at yet another rumor suggesting their team is interested in signing Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong.

This time, the offending publication is The Daily Mail, which asserts that United has made a sizable offer for the Dutch international.

Man United has reportedly rekindled their interest in De Jong following the rejection of their initial £42.7 million (€50 million) approach, although the La Liga giants are reportedly willing to sell, according to the site.

The story is hardly made more credible by The Mail’s failure to cite the source of those reports.
The report further claims that “Barcelona president Joan Laporta wants to recoup as much of their initial outlay as possible and has slapped a £60m asking price on the midfielder along with an additional £8.5m in add-ons.”

It is almost certainly true that Barça are desperate to sell players and De Jong would be the ideal departure, given his extortionate wages and ability to command a decent figure.

However, the idea that United would go straight in with a €50 million bid seems highly unlikely unless it was structured, for example, €40 million plus €10m in bonuses. It also seems highly probable that Barça would snap their hand off if they did bid €50 million in cash, given the circumstances.

But what really stretches the credibility of the move is the ongoing issue of the player’s wages.

The Dutchman earns a whopping €721,000 per week at the Camp Nou and still has two years to run on his contract.

Ineos are now in control of football operations at United and are known to be keen to bring salaries down. Even if De Jong were to accept a 50% pay cut to join United, it would still put him on over £300,000 a week, second only to Casemiro.