Manchester United have reportedly withdrawn their bid for Frenkie de Jong, with the club turning its attention to other targets.
The Dutch international has been a target for much of the summer, with United and Barcelona agreeing to sign the 25-year-old early in the summer. After reports that his contract had expiredand the door was opened for Chelsea, new reports suggest it was United themselves who pulled the plug. doing.
De Jong is still in the middle of a confrontation with Barca over wage deferrals, so the new approach sees United set another bid for him with a focus on add-ons and incentives. You may be able to lower the to return to the second half of the window. And Eric Ten Hug's team is far from getting Adrian Rabiotwith the same goal.
"There's been a big shift in this soap opera, centered around the big Dutch international, as it's now called in Holland," says De Telegraaf's Marcel van der Krahn. Tells . Sky Sports." Manchester United have officially withdrawn their offer to Barcelona.
"They were considering this offer... this €85 million. The (£72m) bid had been under consideration for weeks and had a deadline. This deadline has already passed and before the deadline Manchester United had to make a decision.
"They said, 'Okay, we're withdrawing the entire package of everything we've agreed so far.' This means we have a whole new starting point."
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De Jong's situation this summer is complicated by the deferred wages Barcelona owes him. However, he has continued to feature in pre-season and La Liga, coming off the bench against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.
"Will Manchester United come up with a new offer, perhaps a more extended one, that will cover some of Frenkie's demands? In fact, he's coming from Barcelona. 'I doubt it,' continued van der Kraan. We have a whole new blank situation at the moment.
”[Eric ten Hag] still wants a player. But Manchester United as a club had no choice but to withdraw the offer."
