Manchester United Transfer News: The Red Devils Get Green Light for Double Transfer Swoop as Frenkie de Jong Told He Must Leave
Manchester United Transfer News: Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay will meet with Barcelona to discuss their futures. This can give the Red Devils a double transfer boost.
It happens at the same time that De Jong criticized the Catalan club on social media for how they treated him. The two sides had a transfer agreement in place for Barca to sell him to Old Trafford this summer.
Despite the transfer crisis now lasting more than two months, United has agreed to an initial transfer fee for De Jong of £56.2 million and the club will not give up on a deal.
Despite claims in the Spanish press, the English club is sure that the player is open to transfer to Old Trafford. Nevertheless, the deal is being delayed because of unpaid debts.
Manchester United Transfer News: Contrasting reasons to leave the club
Both Dutch national team players are expected to leave Camp Nou this summer, but for different reasons. De Jong will fetch a high transfer fee and save Barça a lot of money on salary. Whereas Memphis has dropped down the club’s hierarchy.
Memphis is a former United player who joined the Catalan giants as a free agent from Lyon a year ago. He scored 13 goals in his first season with the club.
Ansu Fati is also making his long-awaited comeback from injury. The club’s acquisitions of Ferran Torres, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Raphinha, and Robert Lewandowski this season will limit his chances to play for the first team.
The two players will now have personal conversations with Barca manager Xavi Hernandez during their preseason tour of the United States. Xavi will inform them of the club’s plans to transfer them both on this summer, hastening their departures.
What was reported in the Sport?
Memphis doesn’t make a lot of money. However, Barca has an unbalanced squad and does not want a player to play there if he won’t be given consistent first-team minutes, as reported by Diario Sport.
According to reports, De Jong has reportedly already cleaned out his locker at Barcelona. The midfielder is anticipating a move to Old Trafford. De Jong was trained by new United manager Erik ten Hag at Ajax. The two spoke on the phone to persuade the youngster to join his team at Old Trafford.
De Jong, 25, was told that he would be Ten Hag’s uncontested starter and the “director of the orchestra”. A position that was quite similar to the one he had so much fun in Amsterdam. He is still reportedly open to a summer transfer to Old Trafford, according to United.
Edinson Cavani and Jesse Lingard’s departures from United this summer have left them in need of a new forward. Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed a desire to quit the club barely a year after his return to Old Trafford. Memphis’ return, which would increase United’s Dutch representation, is advantageous for both teams.
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