According to Spanish media outlet Fichajes, United are willing to offer Rashford and Thales to Barca as part of the deal for Frankie De Jong.
De Jong's career did not go as planned
In the summer of 2019, De Jong joined Basiona for €86 million from Dutch giants Ajax. While the player's performances at Camp Nou have been less stable, the 24-year-old has been Barcelona's midfield favourite. At the beginning of the season, the outside world was still criticizing the Dutchman's poor form, and it also caused some scandal in the transfer market.
De Jong has been their backbone during the process of Xavi taking over halfway and taking Barca to second place in the league, so the earlier transfer scandal quickly subsided. But now, according to Fichajes, United have moved to bring De Jong in.
Tenhag hand-picked, 2-for-1 trade De Jong
Following the appointment of Tenhag as the club's new manager, Old Trafford will launch a new era in England. The Dutch boss, hoping to continue his team building ideas and playing style at Ajax in the Premier League, urged the club to buy a Dutch style midfield engine, so the trade de Jong was put on the Manchester United board.
Earlier, under Tenhag, De Jong had a great success at Ajax, showing his potential to become a world-class midfielder before being poached by Barca. Now the Dutch tactician is poised to seek their chance to reunite them in England next season.
Barca are not interested in selling a team that has become the core of the team under Xavi's leadership, but the report stressed that if Manchester United can offer a very tempting offer, the Catalan giants will consider it. With barca previously paying €86 million for their players, United would need to pay more than that amount to impress them.
Barca need a lot of courage
Fichajes reported that Old Trafford is currently interested in completing a player deal with Barca, and they are willing to provide Marcus Rashford and Tres to get De Jong to offset part of the transfer fee. Marcus Rashford has some appeal to Barca, who are currently looking for a forward reinforcement in the transfer market, while they also have the heart to bring in a left-back to form a partner for Alba.
Pogba will almost certainly be leaving this summer, and they will need to find a suitable replacement. But the editor is not optimistic that Barca will agree to the deal, although De Jong can provide a huge profit for the club, and De Jong's value may also fall sharply in the next few years, but the club's goal now is to seek stability.
Although under Xavi's leadership, the pace of Barca's revival is very fast. But for the Catalans, the real test is next season, how to strengthen the team through the summer window to stabilize the performance in the top four is the most important, and it takes a lot of courage to sell de Jong, who has high hopes.
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