United almost gave up on Frenkie de Jong

The Man Utd It is the club that has made the most outspoken desire to try to sign Frankie de Jongbut his hope that the operation can be carried out with the Dutch midfielder of FC Barcelona they are almost gone. The Telegraph He reported that they had almost given up on Old Trafford, due to the Barca player’s lack of desire to join the ‘red devils’. All, despite the initial insistence of the coach who gave him a flight to the elite at the same time Ajax from Amsterdam, Erik ten Haag.

Since his arrival in Manchester, the current United coach has included the name of Frenkie de Jong in his wishes to strengthen the squad, but he did not get the expected response. De Jong’s priority is to continue at Barcelona and, in any case, one of the most obvious issues is that he wants to play in the Champions League, a competition in which, in the current edition, Manchester will not participate.

The market movements that have taken place in recent days with Manchester United as the main character confirm the feeling that Frenkie de Jong has become an unfulfilled dream for this three-time European champion at a low time, who is also dealing with threats of the Portuguese striker’s departure Cristiano Ronaldowhose priority also goes through playing the highest competition in Europe.

At Barça, as reported MDthere is debate about the figure of Frenkie de Jong, a player whose departure would significantly reduce the wage bill and adjust financial ‘fair play’ to a level that would facilitate the registration of new signings in LaLiga.

Meanwhile, assuming Frenkie de Jong’s rejection, Manchester United are already casting their nets for other midfielders of pedigree. In addition to French Adrien Rabiotto whom Juventus can facilitate his transfer, the Serbian is strong

Milinkovic-Savicof Latium.

Telegraph The ‘Red Devils’ have advanced, after defeat at Old Trafford against Brighton on his Premier League debut and the failed negotiations between De Jong and the Austrian striker Marko Arnautović, tighten the siege on the two midfielders of Serie A. This information indicates that the negotiations with the ‘bianconero’ midfielder are more advanced, in the absence of the always difficult agreement with Rabiot’s mother and agent. As for Milinko-Savic, United are willing to pay a slightly lower amount than they planned to pay for De Jong at Barça, 60 million euros. In turn, Lazio are considering offering their attacking midfielder a renewal of his contract, which expires in 2024.