Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag remains interested in FC Barcelona and Dutch national soccer team midfielder Frenkie de Jong, according to a 90min report.
Frenkie de Jong attracted transfer interest from Manchester United in the 2022 summer transfer window. The Barcelona midfielder was linked with a move to the Old Trafford outfit throughout the summer.
However, a move never materialized despite Manchester United having agreed a transfer fee with FC Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong insisted that he wanted to stay at FC Barcelona, ​​while the amount the Catalans owed the midfielder in deferred wages also complicated matters.
Manchester United finished the 2022 summer transfer window without signing their main transfer target, although they bolstered their midfield department with the addition of Casemiro and Christian Eriksen.
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FC Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is still on Erik ten Hag’s radar
90min reports that Erik ten Hag remains interested in Frenkie de Jong and would like Manchester United to sign the Dutch midfielder if he wants to leave FC Barcelona in 2023.
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The report also states that Erik ten Hag has also confirmed to Frenkie de Jong’s representatives that he remains interested in signing the 25-year-old.
Meanwhile, De Jong has more than three years left on his current contract with Barcelona. The last time he renewed his contract with the Catalan team was in 2020, and his current contract runs until 2026.
De Jong has participated in 17 games between LaLiga and the Champions League with Barcelona so far in the 22/23 season. Of those 17 appearances, 11 were starts.
De Jong will play at Old Trafford in February next year when Manchester United and FC Barcelona meet in the Europa League. The two European heavyweights will meet in the Europa League round of 16 play-offs.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are reportedly looking to sign an attacker in the upcoming January transfer window following Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure from the club. 90min also reported that Manchester United have been given a green signal to sign Cody Gakpo in the January transfer window.
Cody Gakpo was linked with a move to the Old Trafford squad in the summer, but the Red Devils ultimately didn’t make a move for the Dutch international.
