Manchester United are willing to pay 80 million euros to sign Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
Fabrizio Romano confirmed to CaughtOffside via his Substack column over the summer that Manchester United were interested in signing Barcelona midfielder De Jong.
A move did not materialize and Erik ten Hag opted to sign Casemiro from Real Madrid.
However, it now appears that Manchester United may rekindle their interest in the Barcelona midfielder, with Transfers reporting they would be willing to pay €80m to bring him to Old Trafford.
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Despite bringing in Casemiro in the summer transfer window, Manchester United will need to work out their midfield woes in the long run. The former Real Madrid player entered his thirties this year, so signing a younger midfielder like De Jong would be a smart move.
It is unclear if De Jong would be interested in moving to Manchester United after staying at Barcelona in the summer, but there is a chance he could get frustrated at the Spanish club.
De Jong has only started four league games so far this season, so he could leave Barcelona in search of more regular football.
