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Tom Blow

Erik ten Hag uses £141m tactic again as Man Utd close in on first summer signing

Erik ten Hag wants to sign Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen this summer.

The Manchester United manager has enjoyed a stellar first season at Old Trafford after arriving from Ajax a year ago. His team are fourth in the Premier League table, four points ahead of Liverpool in fifth with a game in hand. They also won the Carabao Cup in February and will face Manchester City in the FA Cup final on June 3.

Yet Ten Hag will be thinking about the upcoming transfer window. He has already spent £141million to bring in Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez and Antony from the Dutch market. Although Frimpong plays in Germany, he is a Netherlands U21 international.

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