£17m issue is holding up Frenkie de Jong’s Manchester United move

Frenkie de Jong’s Manchester United transfer is being held up over a problem of wage deferrals, which sees De Jong owed £17m by the Catalan membership ought to he depart this summer time.

Regardless of Barcelona President Joan Laporta revealing on Wednesday that “Frenkie de Jong is Barcelona participant – we don’t need to promote him until we have now no different selection”, it’s thought that Manchester United have nonetheless agreed a deal to take the Dutchman to Outdated Trafford this summer time, for a price in 85m euros (65m fastened plus 20m in add-ons).

Barça president Laporta: “Frenkie de Jong is Barcelona participant – we don’t need to promote him until we have now no different selection”. ??? #FCB

“Ofc we all know there are gives for de Jong – however we don’t need to promote him”. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/FFfbK2KG8s

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 6, 2022

Nonetheless, as per the Telegraph, Frenkie de Jong’s wage deferrals to assist the Catalan aspect via each the COVID-19 pandemic and their subsequent monetary points are a significant stumbling block on any deal continuing swiftly, with as much as £17m owed to the Dutchman.

‘De Jong joined Barcelona from Ajax on a five-year contract in 2019 on a hard and fast annual wage value £12m however he agreed to cut back his wage by £9.4m in 2020/21 and by £4.3m final season that means he’s owed £13.7m in fundamental wages’, they report.

‘He’s additionally believed to be owed one other £3.4m in waived bonuses for enjoying in at the least 60 per cent of Barcelona’s matches over the earlier two seasons’, the report provides.

Ajax pair’s future unclear

In the meantime, the futures of Manchester United targets Lisandro Martinez and Antony are each unclear, with Ajax holding out for large charges for the pair.

The Pink Devils have submitted a £51m bid for Antony, however they continue to be round £20m beneath the valuation positioned on his head by Erik ten Hag’s former aspect.

It additionally stays unsure the place Martinez will find yourself amid a switch tug-of-war between the Pink Devils and Arsenal. United hope that the ties with Ten Hag could transfer the participant of their course, however Arsenal are presently the very best bidders and will deal them a switch blow earlier than the start of subsequent season.

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Premier League desk

#	Crew	MP	D	P
1	Leeds United	0	0	0
2	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
3	Manchester United	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0
5	Everton FC	0	0	0
6	Southampton FC	0	0	0
7	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
9	Newcastle United	0	0	0
10	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
11	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
12	Aston Villa	0	0	0
13	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
14	Fulham FC	0	0	0
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0
16	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
17	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
18	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
19	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
20	Brentford FC	0	0	0

Participant	Crew	Objectives
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Crew	Pink Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Crew	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6