Manchester United have reportedly verbally agreed a charge with Barcelona for the signing of Frenkie de Jong.
De Jong moved to Barcelona in 2019, and has shortly grow to be an everyday for the Spanish facet. The Dutch worldwide joined Barcelona from Ajax, the place he was managed by Erik ten Hag.
The Dutch duo could possibly be set to hyperlink up as soon as once more, with talkSPORT journalist Alex Criminal claiming that Manchester United have verbally agreed a charge with Barcelona for De Jong, with the Premier League membership hoping to conclude a deal by the weekend, as seen within the tweet beneath.
De Jong saga day 552…..#MUFC aiming to conclude a deal by Friday.
Price of £56m plus add-ons verbally agreed with Barca.
De Jong open to maneuver.
Conversations between Murtagh/Arnold and Barca believed to have centred across the £17m De Jong is owed in unpaid wages@talkSPORT
— Alex Criminal ????? (@alex_crook) July 11, 2022
After shedding Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic this summer time, a midfielder would have been excessive on Ten Hag’s precedence record.
Having labored with De Jong at Ajax, Ten Hag is aware of his capabilities and what he can supply to Manchester United. De Jong will probably be totally away of the supervisor’s calls for and may go well with the type of play with ease.
Even after shedding Pogba and Matic, the remaining Manchester United midfielders didn’t impress final yr, so the signing of De Jong could possibly be their finest little bit of enterprise this summer time.
