Rumour Has It: Manchester United insist on De Jong

With
Paul
Pogba,
Nemanja
Matic,
Jesse
Lingard
and
Juan
Mata
already
leaving
Old
Trafford
this
off-season,
incoming
transfers
in
the
centre
of
the
park
appear
a
certainty.

As
such,
Ten
Hag
reportedly
has
his
eyes
on
midfielders
who
are
known
quantities
to
him.

TOP
STORY
–
MAN
UTD
NOT
VEERING
FROM
DE
JONG
PLANS

Frenkie
de
Jong
appears
to
be

Manchester
United’s
primary
transfer
target,
according
to
the
Daily
Mail.

While
Donny
van
de
Beek
is
set
to
return
and
others
are
linked
to
Old
Trafford,
it
is
understood
talks
are
continuing
between
the
Red
Devils
and
Barcelona.

Though
no
formal
bid
has
placed
for
the
25-year-old,
he
is
rated
at
£70million
(€80.4m)
despite
failing
to
provide
a
return
on
investment
at
the
Camp
Nou.

While
De
Jong
appears
intent
to
stay
in
Barcelona,
he
might
have
to
be
sacrificed
to
allow
the
cash-strapped
club
room
to
manoeuvre.

Disappointed
to
not
get
the
win
but
great
fighting
spirit
from
the
team

pic.twitter.com/qSysUpwoIe

—
Frenkie
de
Jong
(@DeJongFrenkie21)

June
12,
2022

ROUND-UP

–
Meanwhile,
the
Red
Devils
have
made
an
offer
to
sign

Christian
Eriksen,
according
to
the
Athletic.

–

Bayern
Munich
are
preparing
another
offer
for

Sadio
Mane
after
Liverpool
rejected
their
previous
two,
Bild
reports.

–

Richarlison
has
turned
down
an
approach
from

Arsenal,
with

Tottenham
and

Chelsea
his
preferred
destinations,
per
UOL
Esporte.

–

Real
Madrid
are
close
to
agreeing
a
new
contract
with

Vinicius
Junior,
Goal
is
reporting.