Manchester United’s chase of Frenkie de Jong: The Latest

It’s no secret that Manchester United have made Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong their no.1 precedence for this switch window, with new boss Erik ten Hag eager to work with the 25-year-old as soon as extra following their profitable spell collectively at Ajax.

Nonetheless, the deal has proved much more slow-moving than many on each side would have appreciated, with stories of De Jong’s unwillingness to go and Barcelona and Manchester United’s distance in relation to switch charge littering the media.

(l-r) Frenkie de Jong of Ajax, Ajax coach Erik ten Hag through the Florida Cup 2019 match between Ajax Amsterdam v 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, regardless of weeks of the identical rumours dragging on, it seems that little has modified. That’s in response to switch skilled Fabrizio Romano, who claims that regardless of direct contact on Tuesday afternoon, no settlement has been reached on a charge.

This comes with Barcelona demanding a minimum of 86m euros (£74m) for the deal to be struck, one thing that the Purple Devils view as unrealistic.

Furthermore, the Blaugrana need all of it as assured charges, relatively than together with add on potential, to ensure that them to have the ability to spend extra on strengthening their very own squad this summer time.

Manchester United and Barcelona have been in direct contact immediately for Frenkie de Jong. Nonetheless no settlement on the charge, as Barça informed Man Utd they gained’t promote FdJ for lower than €86m. ??? #MUFC

Barcelona need full charge assured, additionally due to La Liga guidelines to reinvest cash. pic.twitter.com/n6WBFk5Uxy

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 21, 2022

Barcelona goal Bernardo Silva

Ought to a deal for De Jong be capable of be struck, Xavi will flip his attentions to Manchester Metropolis midfielder Bernardo Silva, who he views as a key a part of his venture on the Camp Nou.

Nonetheless, it might require the same kind of charge to the one which they themselves are demanding for De Jong, which would depart them cash-strapped of their pursuits of Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde and Raphinha, all of whom they’ve proven sturdy curiosity in.

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Premier League desk

#	Workforce	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	Workforce	Targets
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	Workforce	Purple 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	Workforce	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