Man United close on de Jong deal after ‘breakthrough’ in Barcelona talks

A serious replace on Manchester United’s pursuit of Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong has, on Sunday, been confirmed.

The title of Dutch maestro de Jong, after all, has taken its place entrance and centre within the headlines throughout the European media all through the summer season so far.

This comes with the 25-year-old having emerged because the precedence goal of Premier League heavyweights Manchester United, with a view to the 2022/23 marketing campaign.

Any such transfer would see de Jong reunited with the person who oversaw the best type of his profession so far, within the type of new Crimson Devils boss Erik ten Hag.

(Frenkie de Jong and Erik ten Hag throughout the Florida Cup 2019 match between Ajax Amsterdam and Sao Paulo FC at Orlando Metropolis Stadium on January 12, 2019 in Orlando, United States(Picture by VI Photos by way of Getty Photos)

And, as alluded to above, on the again of weeks of forwards and backwards, will they, gained’t they negotiations, it seems as if, in the end, Man United are closing on the membership’s first signing of the summer season.

This comes on the again of affirmation courtesy of the Each day Telegraph that the switch group at Previous Trafford have made a ‘breakthrough’ in talks with their counterparts on the Camp Nou.

A definitive settlement, in flip, is known to be near completion, in a switch anticipated to be price a charge in extra of £69 million.

In reality, the Crimson Devils are hopeful of sealing de Jong’s signing by the tip of the approaching week, a situation which might permit for the midfielder to hyperlink up along with his new teammates in Manchester in time for pre-season kicking into gear.

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— Telegraph Soccer (@TeleFootball) June 26, 2022

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