The Red Devils expect to buy Dutchman Frenkie De Jong from the Catalans this summer.
Manchester United are looking to sign Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong. According to the journalist Nicolo Schira“Red Devils” are very close to buying a player from the Netherlands national team.
The English city even agreed the 25-year-old player to a contract. The amount of the transfer was not disclosed to the media, but the deal is likely to be for five years, until the summer of 2022.
Now it remains to agree with Barcelona itself. The Catalans rejected an initial offer of 60 million euros from Manchester. According to the source, they want to get at least 80 for the Dutchman.
Recall that De Jong moved to Barcelona from Ajax in the summer of 2019. This season, the footballer has scored 4 goals and provided 5 assists in 46 games for the Catalans in all competitions.
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Source: korrespondent
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