Manchester United are ‘really, really’ close to reaching a full agreement with Barcelona for Frenkie de Jong, it has been claimed. Joan Laporta said on Saturday that the Catalan giants wanted the player to stay. However, in the wake of this development, it appears the La Liga giants are merely posturing at this stage.
Man Utd are 'really really close' to Frenkie de Jong transfer agreement (Image: GETTY)
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Man Utd are confident of landing Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong (Image: GETTY)
Chelsea are keen on bringing him to Stamford Bridge as a replacement for Romelu Lukaku, who was allowed to join Inter Milan on loan.
And Bayern Munich are also in the hunt at a time where Robert Lewandowski is looking increasingly likely to join Bayern Munich.
Regarding De Jong, Wes Brown recently expressed a belief he’d be a good signing for his old club to make.
“Yeah I do, I think he’s a quality player who is good on the ball,” he said.
“He’s not shy with the ball and we obviously know we’ve had a lot of players leave, especially midfielders in general.
“Whether they were getting to the end, a bit older, but there’s been quite a lot gone.
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Man Utd interest in Frenkie de Jong was recently played down by Barcelona chief Frenkie de Jong (Image: GETTY)
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“So we’re pretty thin there. Midfield is definitely a signing that we need and De Jong, I think, would fit the bill very nicely.”
Brown did say, however, that United need more recruits.
“Yeah,” he said when asked if United need more signings in the middle of the park.
“Four have gone and I’d say Mata and Matic were getting a little bit older, that can’t replace the experience and the quality that they have.
“Ultimately when you get older it’s the legs that go, which everybody completely understands. But we need quality in midfield, and De Jong is a quality player.