Frenkie de Jong has been linked with Manchester United (Photograph by Rafa Babot/Getty Pictures)
Manchester United’s new supervisor Ruben Amorim is reportedly eager on long-term switch goal Frenkie de Jong, who was additionally a precedence for his predecessor Erik ten Hag.
De Jong has lengthy been linked with Man Utd and it’s maybe not too stunning {that a} deal by no means materialised as he’s usually been too vital for Barcelona.
Nonetheless, it appears that evidently the Crimson Devils stay eager on De Jong, who can also be being eyed up by Tottenham, based on a report from Spanish outlet Fichajes.
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The report means that Barcelona’s monetary issues might imply they should promote the Netherlands worldwide, and that the Premier League could possibly be his subsequent vacation spot.
Frenkie de Jong and Manchester United – a long-running switch saga…
As per Fabrizio Romano within the submit on X beneath, it’s lengthy been nicely documented that Ten Hag needed De Jong at Outdated Trafford, with the Dutch tactician quoted by Romano as admitting that it was his plan to signal him as a midfield companion for Casemiro…
It’s simple to think about De Jong might have been successful at United, and that absolutely would have made issues fairly totally different for Ten Hag, who notably struggled at Outdated Trafford earlier than his latest sacking.
Fichajes declare Amorim additionally likes the 27-year-old, so it could possibly be that this saga will nonetheless be one to be careful for within the months forward.
Former Barca boss Xavi notably described De Jong as a “genius”, and it’s clear he has the standard and intelligence to his play to offer MUFC one thing very totally different in the course of the park.
Amorim will certainly wish to put his personal stamp on this squad he’s inherited from Ten Hag, with midfield wanting like an space of weak spot.
Nonetheless, few followers may have imagined that such a key Ten Hag goal is also about to have an vital position to play beneath his successor.
