Barcelona have confirmed thatFrenkie De Jong has received an offer to leave the Camp Nou, butcontinues to refuse to join Manchester United. I'm here.
The Dutch international was red at the top of the Devils' summer window as his target, but with him unwilling to move to Old Trafford, his deal was cut short. I'm stuck. Barça are nowdesperate to sell him as they try to resolve financial problems that are preventing them from registering a new contract.
} has been deferring wages to support the La Liga giants through the Covid-19 pandemic and is one of their top earners. As a result,Barcelona are eyeing his move, making United the frontrunners to sign the 25-year-old.
United have already agreed a £71m transfer fee with the Catalan giants, but the transfer is yet to be completed. The reason behind it is believed to be De Jong's doubts about joining the Red Devils despite the presence of former Ajax boss Eric ten Hag.
And if Barça president Joao Laporta's latest comments don't matter, it's the stance the Dutchman seems to stick to. Laporta has confirmed the player has received offers to leave, but he wants to stay at the Camp Nou.
"Frenky de Jong is a Barça player of great quality and we want him to stay. With him and his teammates, we have a very strong midfield. He has an offer, but we want him to stay and we want him to stay," Laporta said.
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Image: Sky Sports)United have Brighton in his first Premier League game I was in charge. After that defeat, club legend Gary Neville lashed out at Old Trafford's transfer officials, saying they had a successful summer this summer, even if they finally completed the deal for De Jong.
"There seems to be a feeling that if Manchester United were able to acquire Frenkie de Jong, it would have been a gateway to success. No. They needed more than Frenkie de Jong.They may not get Frenkie de Jong and hopefully they will," he told Sky Sports.
``He's an important player for coaches. They shouldn't be doing that, but they're going to panic a little because of the amount of pressure from fans and media.
"The people above him should have known Handing over Eric Ten Hag to that team at the start of the season was an unacceptable situation and needed to improve more than ever. Yes, but he needed 3-4 weeks to work with them, and I'm sure there's something about every new coach that comes in that they think they could do better. is a better coach, so with his players than the last. But the reality is that he's seen what those players are.
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