Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag is hoping to usher in a Barcelona star as Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s first signing this summer time – if he stays for a 3rd season at Outdated Trafford.
Ten Hag led United to the EFL Cup and again to the Champions League in a promising debut marketing campaign after becoming a member of from Ajax in 2022, however the Dutchman’s second season has been way more troublesome.
The Pink Devils are down in eighth place forward of Sunday’s Premier League conflict at house to Arsenal and Ten Hag’s future on the membership stays unsure, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe seeking to make vital enhancements since his partial takeover in February.
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Recruitment is one key space the place Manchester United have struggled in recent times and Ratcliffe is known to be eager on a brand new technique specializing in youthful gamers.
There has already been a lot hypothesis over the primary new signings who might come on this summer time and based on Mundo Deportivo, Ten Hag is attempting to persuade Ratcliffe to snap up his former Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona.
De Jong is a long-time goal of Ten Hag’s and the Dutch supervisor is claimed to be “nonetheless loopy” about bringing within the midfielder.
De Jong is completely happy in Barcelona, however is but to decide to a brand new contract provide submitted by the Catalan membership. The midfielder, who turns 27 this Sunday, presently has a deal at Barça till 2026.
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Nonetheless, Barcelona are additionally out there for one more central midfielder this summer time and the membership’s precarious monetary state of affairs means they may ponder a sale.
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In FourFourTwo’s view, De Jong nonetheless appears extra more likely to keep the place he’s. The Dutch midfielder and his associate take pleasure in life in Barcelona and he’s decided to make the transfer successful. Having beforehand fought to remain on the Catalan membership after they had been prepared to promote him, De Jong seems to be like being a Barça participant for some time but.
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