Manchester United submit initial £43m bid for Frenkie de Jong
Manchester United have rekindled their interest in signing Frenkie de Jong Barcelona This summer, according to reports via the Daily Mail.
The 27-year-old has been the subject of much interest from the Red Devils since the 2022-23 season, when the English side came closest to landing the midfielder. However, the deal did not materialise and the player remained at Camp Nou.
It looks like United are back in the hunt to sign the Dutchman. Daily Mail citing a report by The National that claims the Premier League The giants have rekindled their interest in De Jong and have already seen their initial £42.7m bid rejected by the Catalan giants.
According to the report, Barcelona are in desperate need of funds and need to sell players in order to register their new signings and are open to selling De Jong to raise funds.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta is seeking to recoup a significant amount of money from the sale of De Jong and is demanding £60m plus £8.5m in add-ons for the former Ajax man, according to the report.
However, Daily Mail He added that United's hierarchy, headed by INEOS, is reluctant to pay such exorbitant fees and will be more restrained in its spending.
Former Ajax stars reunite at Old Trafford
Erik Ten Hag He joined United from Ajax in 2022, where he won six trophies, including three consecutive Eredivisie titles.
Now, the Red Devils under INEOS are looking to build a squad capable of challenging for the Premier League title in the present or future and have slowly been accumulating some impressive youngsters who will present good value for money to challenge the heavyweights of the League.
The club are bringing back a reunion of some of the former Ajax players who dominated the Dutch division, with the signings of Andre Onana, Lisandro Martinez, Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt.
They are now looking to reunite De Jong with Ten Hag to ensure the Dutch manager has his best personnel at the club in the hope of replicating his success at Ajax.
Barcelona's asking price could be a stumbling block for Manchester United, but given the inflated prices of players in recent seasons, £68m is a fair price for one of the world's best midfielders.
