With Manchester United's proposed transfer for FC Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong continuing to rumble on, the English giants have reportedly lined up an alternative should they fail to sign the Dutch midfielder. 👀 More here! ➡
Spanning over two months, United's pursuit of the Netherlands international has been fruitless to date as the deal remains nowhere near their desired conclusion., who are believed to also hold a serious interest in the playmaker.
Recent reports in Spain claim that a move to United is unlikely from the player's side as he wants to play UEFA Champions League football next season, something Erik ten Hag's team cannot offer him. With the possibility of the move falling through and the new Premier League season starting on Friday night, the Manchester club has now identified Ruben Neves of Wolverhampton Wanderers as their top alternative for priority target De Jong, according toThis is not the first time the Portugal international has come up on the Old Trafford radar – he was strongly linked with the Manchester outfit earlier this year too, and former Wolves star Chris Iwelumo believes Neves would be an ideal recruit...
"With where my loyalties lie, I don't want to say a great fit, but I think he would be absolutely outstanding. He does everything well," the Scotsman told"He's come back and is improving, he's got up to speed with the physicality, he's box-to-box. The goals that you see him score, his in-game intelligence as well to manage games and use the ball well, he ticks all the boxes.
"Given the time and a club like United, if that chance presents itself, I don't think it would be one that he could turn down. He'd be an excellent fit for United."
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