With just over a week to close the market, the English club hopes to sign the midfielder
Ten Hag believes that the operation is possible and the club approves extra money to achieve it
The decisive days are coming for the future of Frenkie de Jong. Manchester United has remained the only escape route for the Dutchman in the event that Barça tries to force him out and the English club is convinced that there are now options to close the operation. The Dutch newspaper ‘Telegraaf’, always well informed about the player’s environment, assures that the United coach, Erik Ten Hag, has opened a window of hope after speaking with the footballer and has managed to get his club to approve extra money to face the operation. United wants to force a final summit to reach an agreement with Barça and with the footballer.
De Jong played as a starter against Real Sociedad in a position that is not his, but that does not mean that his future is already closed. At Barça they continue to maintain that the Dutchman cannot continue in the current conditions because his current salary is well above the club’s new salary scale. The Dutchman’s environment has already been warned that his salary should be lowered to continue or open to accepting a proposal to leave. Chelsea, despite the interest, for now has not made a move and its coach, Thomas Tuchel, practically ruled out his signing while United has once again taken a step forward that could be decisive.
United are looking for a match in this final part of the market, aware that there is an open crisis between Barça and the player. And the English club is going to present itself as a solution. From England they even pointed out that today there would be leaders of the English club in Barcelona, but in the Blaugrana club it seems that they are planning a summit towards the middle of the week. And the idea of the Blaugrana club is clear and they would be for the job of releasing De Jong hoping that once and for all the player agrees to negotiate. They also sense that United’s insistence must be supported by some kind of conversation with the player and his environment.
De Jong, despite everything, seems to remain firm in his decision to continue in Barcelona and not lower his salary by one euro. It will be necessary to see if this position is maintained or if it is all a negotiating strategy to reach the end of the market with the upper hand. Barça could use the Dutchman’s departure very well to lower the wage bill and deal with the latest market operations.