Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano reported on Wednesday, 1st June that Premier League giants Manchester United have opened direct talks with Barcelona for their star midfielder Frenkie de Jong. Fabrizio reported that Manchester United feels Frenkie is a perfect midfielder for them and can bring what Erik ten Haag wants him to bring to this club.
Barcelona is also looking to sell Frenkie as they need money to sign some new players this summer. Thus, La Liga giants have kept a price tag of around €85m for Frenkie de Jong and Manchester United will likely make an opening bid very soon as per Fabrizio Romano’s latest tweet.
Fabrizio also mentioned that the star midfielder Frenkie de Jong is not convinced to leave Barcelona as he wants UEFA Champions League football and the ‘Red Devils’ will not be playing in the best European league this season after they finished 6th in the points table of Premier League. Manchester United will be playing in the UEFA Europa League next season with their new manager Erik ten Haag who is desperate to bring glory to the club again. It will be interesting to see whether they can bring Frenkie de Jong to the club or will search for a new midfield target this summer.
