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Reportedly Man United want to strengthen their midfield by signing Frenkie De Jong.
Man united are aware their midfield is in trouble so Ten Hag is eager to bring in De Jong. But I heard that Barcelona is not yet willing to take it off at a price of 60 million euros. Then Man United added up to 70 million euros. But to date there has been no official decision from Barcelona.
It seems that Barcelona took advantage of this moment to earn money. They tried to shut down the financial crisis that hit them which caused some players to leave and some players to get pay cuts. We see the transfer season is still a little long.
Source:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-transfer-de-jong-27221790Man United has indeed lost quite a number of midfielders this year, such as Pogba, Juan Mata, Lingard and Matic are confirmed to leave Man United.
So it's only natural that Ten Hag is more focused on signing midfield players, the problem is like you said Barcelona can't possibly release
Frenkie de Jong for a cheap price. Because apart from Barcelona really needing money, De Jong also has an extraordinary performance,
so De Jong deserves a high price. Even though it's really a pity if Barcelona sells De Jong, because his contribution is quite large for Barcelona.
But indeed Barcelona's position is quite difficult right now with Barcelona's financial condition is worrying. So it's possible that Barcelona will sell
De Jong to Man United, it's just a matter of time to find an agreement on the transfer price.
Manchester United really needs to bring some quality midfielders that can handle the team and bring out the fan expectation. Manchester United is really at a poor state right now they need midfielders that can settle and control the team pattern of play, to bring back the team to it normal stand. De Jong will really be of a good help to the team, he is a experience midfielder, and also a classic footballer. Though Barcelona can't sell him at a lower late, cause they really need him at their team but due to their recent problems they might negotiate for him to bring in some young players that can help the teams future.