The rumors about a switch from De Jong have been circulating in Spanish and British media for some time. United manager Erik ten Hag, who already worked with De Jong at Ajax, recently did not want to comment on the possible arrival of the midfielder. Barca president Joan Laporta said at the beginning of this month: “We know clubs want him, not just United, but we have no intention of selling him.”
The Catalans seem to want to sell five other players. Martin Braithwaite, Oscar Mingueza, Samuel Umtiti, Riqui Puig and Neto are all not in Xavi’s 28-man squad. In the US there are exhibition games against Inter Miami, Real Madrid, Juventus and New York Red Bull on the program.