Frenkie de Jong's agent 'says two things to Barcelona' as Man Utd fight to complete transfer

Frenkie de Jong's agent has told Barcelona that a club are waiting to sign the player and the La Liga giants have to pay the money due to the midfielder, according to reports. Manchester United are in pole position to land the Dutch international. However, a move to Chelsea cannot be entirely ruled out either, as the 25-year-old's future remains uncertain.

Manchester United want to sign De Jong and have now spent over 80 days working to bring the Dutch international to Old Trafford.

It has been a protracted saga and although the Red Devils have agreed a fee with Barcelona, ​​the midfielder has yet to jump ship.

According to , De Jong's agent Ali Dursun is working on an exit for his client - even though the 25-year-old's preference is to stay at his current club.

And he told Barcelona that a 'new club is ready' for his player.

This is likely referring to United, who are willing to pay a lump sum of £72m to bring De Jong to the Premier League.

Erik ten Hag previously managed his Dutch compatriot at Ajax, with the duo helping the Eredivisie side to the league title in 2019, as well as reaching the Champions League semi-finals this year there.

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It is said he won't even talk about a potential transfer at a time when Barcelona are spending money on Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski.

But the report makes it clear that United would not push to land the 25-year-old unless he was told he did not want to join.

For now, the saga looks set to continue on and on.

But if De Jong joins United, he will become the last Dutch player to move to Old Trafford.

Jaap Stam was a huge success when he moved on in 1998, helping the club win the treble the following year under Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie and Alexander Buttner have all won the Premier League title at Old Trafford, while Edwin van der Sar has won four in his time between the sticks.

And Daley Blind, Memphis Depay, Tim Fosu-Mensah, Tahith Chong and Donny van de Beek have also played for the club in recent years.

Meanwhile, speaking recently, former Red Devils ace Luke Chadwick said his former side signing De Jong would "put a marker".

"Money shouldn't be a problem, as Richard Arnold said in the video, so they have to pay what it takes because he's a player they need," he said. -he declared.

"Even if it's 80-85 million euros, that's where the market is right now.

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