Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is closing in on a move to Manchester United with the Catalan giants eyeing up a swap deal.
Barcelona midfielder De Jong is a top transfer priority for Ten Hag with a phone call between the two already held in which the United boss outlined the role the player would enjoy under him at the Red Devils. Central midfield is an area in which United need to bolster their options ahead of several key departures this term. De Jong has been identified as the leading candidate for the club in the position and the Dutchman is at the top of United's shortlist of summer transfer targets.
The Red Devils are in the market to rejuvenate their midfield after the exits of Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba at the end of their contracts, with Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard among the other departures. That leaves Scott McTominay, Fred and Donny van de Beek as the only natural central midfielders in Ten Hag's squad.
