In my opinion, there are several options that could be worth it or not from the figure of De Jong with a very high price clause. maybe the first thing we can see is that he is still very young, of course he will be able to play for a long time in the manchester united squad for next season or the following season. Manchester United also learned from what they did when they bought Pogba from Juventus and maybe they won't think too much about the price that Barcelona wants. The current dilemma is whether Barcelona have agreed to the offer made by Manchester United.
It seems that Barcelona have not agreed to the offer made by Manchester United, because if it is approved there will be some news about it now, but for now there is not much news about it except for rumors and still about bargaining. One side that makes Manchester United target De Jong is because of his young age so he is still able to show very good potential when coached by an experienced coach and Manchester United believes that De Jong will have very good potential for his team.
Manchester United is eyeing Frenkie De Jong not because of his young age, but because Ten Hag has officially become the coach of Manchester United. Manchester United's interest in De Jong was at the request of the coach, because de Jong had played under the command of Ten Hag while still at Ajax Amsterdam, Ten Hag also succeeded in polishing De Jong into a talented midfielder.
Another reason Manchester United are looking for a top midfielder is because they are in crisis in midfield, Manchester United have lost four players who have been in and out of the first team. Lingard, Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba will certainly not appear with Manchester United again because their contracts have expired. So, Manchester United really have to prioritize strengthening the midfield in the transfer market by bringing in some new players.