Daily Sport: Manchester United's new boss Tenhag wants United to sign De Jong.
According to the analysis of recent media reports, the arrival of Manchester United's new coach Tenhag will definitely let Manchester United go through a big purge, before because of attitude problems and players who failed to meet the requirements of the club, may face the end of leaving this summer, such as Pogba, in fact, Manchester United's salary has not been low, and now there is a salary increase to renew, it may also be the first player to leave after Tenhag took office, in the case of freeing up salary, Tenhag will consider introducing the players he needs.
De Jong entered the vision of Tenhag, after all, the cooperation between the two in Ajax is very tacit, but also because of De Jong's excellent performance in Ajax, Barca spent 80 million euros to recruit De Jong, in the past two years, De Jong's performance is remarkable, and when Pogba left, Manchester United need a player who can support the attacking end of the midfield, De Jong should be the player That Tenhag wants to bring in.
Considering De Jong's current position at Barca, it is indeed not an easy task to sign De Jong, and Manchester United do not have much advantage to recruit De Jong, perhaps there is only one possibility.
Tenhag's appointment to De Jong's call should be an advantage, but Manchester United's loss of Champions League qualification next season should be an important factor hindering De Jong's joining, manchester United is still in the reconstruction period, players who have been able to join the team for several years, can not realize their value here, and in Barca, De Jong can help Barca quickly rebuild under Xavi's coaching. Even if Tenhag becomes Manchester United manager, De Jong should consider his future.
The biggest advantage is the reinforcement funds in Tenhag's hand, it is reported that Manchester United gave Tenhag 200 million euros as the starting fund for this summer's reinforcements, plus players who may leave, the recovered transfer fee is also a huge investment. So if de Jong is to join Manchester United, Manchester United must make an offer that Barca cannot refuse.
For Barca, it is now a financial squeeze, and although De Jong is a non-sale of Barca, Laporta will also consider between the two factors.
First, Barca's current midfielders, with Busquets, Pedri, Garvey and Nico, and De Jong's position at Barca is also very important, but it is really awkward to play, that is, at present, Xavi has not found the best position for De Jong to realize his value and maximize de Jong's potential. In the past few seasons, perhaps fans have had too high expectations for De Jong, but under every coach, De Jong has not been able to become the most suitable player for barca midfielders. So this factor will also be a reason for Laporta to let de Jong go.
Second, the high transfer fee offer, can't help but Laporta not to move, considering the first factor, Pedri garvi and Nico, including Busquets sit in the midfield, in fact, at present Barca need to increase the strength of the forward line and the back line, the midfield really does not have to worry too much.
Once Manchester United made an offer that would have been difficult for Barca to refuse. Then De Jong's departure is not impossible. With De Jong's humble attitude, for the sake of Barca, it may be necessary to go to Manchester United, which cannot participate in the Champions League.
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To sum up, first of all, If United want to sign De Jong, they must make an offer that will make Laporta move, at least above 100 million euros, which will allow Laporta to consider the two factors of lineup and money, for the strength of Barca's future midfield lineup, LaPorta will not let De Jong leave, and once for the transfer fee of more than 100 million euros, considering De Jong's attitude and humble character, De Jong will not be embarrassed for Barca. And Laporta may sell De Jong. This may be something that Barca fans do not want to see.