Manchester United remain determined to land Frenkie de Jong , but as the summer transfer window drags on it is worth considering the scenario in which they fail to land their number one transfer target.
Right at the start of the summer Erik ten Hag made it very clear to the United hierarchy that he wanted De Jong. With Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and Andreas Perreira all leaving, midfield was a clear priority and the Dutchman wanted to be reunited with the star player from his early years with Ajax.
As United chief executive Richard Arnold made clear in an illuminating conversation with fans in a Cheshire pub, the club were ready to move away from the disastrous transfer policy overseen by Ed Woodward and back their new manager in the transfer market.
