“Manchester United would have signed £72 million star if Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge”
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince believes Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong would have signed for Manchester United by now if Sir Alex Ferguson was still in charge.
The Dutch midfielder has been unwilling to move to Manchester United despite the Red Devils reaching an agreement with Barcelona and Ince has described the situation as a circus.
Ince said as per Goal: “Back in the day, Frenkie de Jong would’ve gone to Manchester United without a doubt.
“If [Sir Alex Ferguson] was the manager of United, he’d already be there. It shows you that the club, as big as it is globally and financially, these players are saying no.
“The Frenkie de Jong saga has been, again, a bit of a circus. If Man United want a player, they go bang, bang, bang and he’s there within two days doing his medical. The fact that initially he wanted to stay at Barcelona, I can understand.
“Barcelona need to obviously get him off the wage bill. I think to lose a player like that to another big club, would be disappointing.
“You think, you get Rabiot done, if you get Frenkie de Jong in there, all of a sudden Man United look quite decent in the middle of the park.”