Although Manchester United have failed of their pursuit of Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong in recent times, it definitely hasn’t been down for a need of making an attempt.
The Pink Devils have had a long-standing curiosity within the Netherlands worldwide, primarily as a result of shut relationship between De Jong and now-sacked-manager Erik ten Hag.
Ten Hag, whereas he was nonetheless at United, had recognized the defensive midfielder – who he coached as Ajax – as considered one of his high targets, nonetheless a transfer to Outdated Trafford by no means got here to fruition.
Now, in keeping with The Athletic, it has been revealed the extent to which United tried to persuade the 27-year-old to make a transfer to Manchester again in 2022.
The outlet declare that United went so far as making a video of De Jong mocked up subsequent to a few of their membership legends in an try to steer him to hitch.
Manchester United have been eager on signing Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong in recent times
Former United boss Erik ten Hag had earmarked De Jong as considered one of his high switch targets
Nevertheless, the report then went onto declare that De Jong by no means even noticed the video.
The 27-year-old beforehand moved to the LaLiga membership for an preliminary £64m in 2019 and has endured a blended time of issues taking part in for Barcelona, who’ve been affected by off-field points in recent times.
De Jong can also be believed to be Barcelona’s high earner the place he earns a reported £30m-per-season that will probably rise even additional if a transfer to the Premier League is agreed.
It has been argued that not signing a high defensive midfielder had hindered Ten Hag’s progress at United, previous to the arrival of Manuel Ugarte this summer time.
Within the wake of Ten Hag’s departure at United, experiences revealed three different names – along with De Jong – that the Dutchman had singled out as high switch targets.
In response to ESPN, Ten Hag was pissed off that the membership didn’t signal De Jong, Alexis Mac Allister, Federico Valverde and Harry Kane.
The report additional claims that United’s chiefs discovered his calls for to be ‘unrealistic’.
De Jong and Ten Hag have an in depth relationship after working collectively at Dutch giants Ajax
United’s curiosity in Harry Kane was well-known however, as a substitute, they opted to signal Rasmus Hojlund whereas the England captain joined Bayern Munich.
In April final 12 months, rumours steered that United had been eager on signing Mac Allister, who was starring for Brighton on the time, however, as a substitute, the midfielder moved to Liverpool.
In the meantime, Valverde has remained firmly at Madrid, seemingly as a consequence of his excessive wage and the immense switch payment it will take to prize him away from the Bernabeu.
