'Manchester United still feel a deal can be done for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.'
Man Utd set ‘deadline’ for De Jong transfer but ‘still feel a deal can be done’Man Utd ‘still feel a deal can be done’ for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong, according toWidespread reports claimed Man Utd and Barcelona had come to an €85m agreement over the transfer of the Netherlands internationalDe Jong is still owed money in deferred bonuses and wages from during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic with the midfielder refusing to leave without sorting those payments.
“For all the public utterances of Barcelona president Joan Laporta and head coach Xavi, Manchester United remain comfortable in their position with a broad agreement on the table worth £72m. “But for now, they are continuing to pursue the Dutch international. The feeling is all the obstacles are still on the Barcelona end with the issue of deferred wages unresolved.”
There have been rumours that Ajax want as much as £80m for the Brazilian but Sheth insists that Man Utd are still interested.
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