Why August 13 could be a decisive date in Man Utd’s De Jong pursuit
Sky Sports News reporter Dharmesh Sheth has explained why August 13th could be a decisive date in Manchester United’s pursuit of Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
Sheth told Sky Sports: “Frenkie de Jong remains the No 1 choice for Manchester United and I’m sure, privately, they have set themselves a deadline.
“The transfer window is open until September 1 and Erik ten Hag has said he needs De Jong because he is intrinsic to how the team is going to play under him. So they are going to try everything they can to try and sign him.
“Privately, this deadline has not arrived yet because United must be getting some kind of encouragement from the De Jong side or from Barcelona to suggest this deal can still be done.
“That’s not to say they are not looking at alternatives like Ruben Neves and, to a lesser degree, Renato Sanches. They are keeping those alternatives warm for if the De Jong situation doesn’t materialise in the way they want it to.
“I just wonder if, come August 13, whether we’ll have a better idea. Joan Laporta has mentioned that date as the registration date for Barcelona’s new signings. Do those players need De Jong to be sold to accommodate them?
“If that’s the case, it’s little wonder Manchester United are sitting back because they don’t want to get involved in everything that is going on at Barcelona and they already have a broad agreement.”
pls, manutd should forget about de Jong and move for Ruben neves.he is the type manutd need for now.