Manchester United are ready to accept defeat in the pursuit of Frenkie de Jong, according to reports.
The Red Devils spent the better part of three months signing the former Ajax midfielder fromBarcelona.
Boss Eric Ten Hag has madeDe Jong the number one target of the summer. At one point, I even thought there was no need to consider alternatives.
However, according toemailUnited have begun to accept that they cannot sign the Dutch ace.
Ten Hag and Co last month. , agreed a £72 million deal for De Jong with Barca, but the move fell through for several reasons.
The 25-year-old does not want to leave Barcelona until his outstanding £17m deferred wages are paid.
He also wants to join the Champions League without football. is not keen on playing for Manchester.
United have now moved on to other targets, looking to acquireJuventus Ace Adrian Rabiot.
The club chief has agreed a fee of £15 million with Juventus for the French midfielder, but has to negotiate wages with his mother and agent Véronique
Rabiot, 27, is set to move to Old Trafford after reportedly earning over £160,000 in weeks - he will move to midfield. Free Bets and Signup Deals - Best New Customer Offers As for De Jong ,Chelsea appearedmore realistic landing sites. The midfield ace could play Champions League football for the Blues, but needs to work out his problems with Barça first. De Jong has I was verbally abused by a fan When I arrived at training this week, reports from Spain suggest that a fan yelled, "Please lower your salary." Barça have failed to register their La Liga deal ahead of Saturday's opener against Rayo Vallecano and will not do so until they raise sufficient funds. Free transfers Frank Kesy and Andreas Christensen could walk for free if they failed to register. De Jong for Barça wants to stay, but only if he accepts a significant pay cut and just £6m of his £17m deferred wages. Club claims his contract with former government may even be legally void, sparking outrage from Dutch players' union.De Jong becomes target of extortion Chelsea are also interested in signing De Jong's Barça team-mate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Former Arsenal striker Boss Thomas He played under Tuchel and Borussia Dortmund, and after leaving the Gunners to move to Barcelona, he scored 13 goals in 23 appearances.
