Manchester United are interested in signing Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong, according to Football Insider. De Jong is out of contract at Barcelona at the end of the season, and Man Utd sense a great opportunity to snap up the Netherlands international midfielder on a free transfer.
Former Man United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider: “Man United have tried to sign De Jong before.
“When he was at Ajax, they had a look at him but he chose to go to Barcelona, and since then they’ve tried to sign him from Barcelona as well but could never agree a deal.
“He’s a very good player, he showed that again when he played against Newcastle, I thought he had a really good game.
“So it doesn’t come as a surprise that Man United are looking at him again, they feel he would add something in midfield which they haven’t got at the moment.
“Everybody knows Amorim wants a new midfielder and he has been one they like the look of.
“Whether they can get a deal done will depend on Barcelona, if his contract talks have delayed then maybe he could make a move and take advantage of that.
“It looks like it’ll be up to him, if he fancies a move then he’ll look at his options and Man United will be among them, but otherwise he might decide to stay at Barcelona.”
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