Manchester United’s fading hopes of signing Frenkie de Jong look to be over, with the midfielder now seen as ‘untouchable’ at the Camp Nou.
For much of the summer window, the Netherlands international appeared destined to join his compatriot Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford. The new United boss pinpointed the ex-Ajax star as his number one target, with hopes he could build his Red Devil revolution around the player.
During that time, Barcelona were happy to cash in on De Jong and agreed an €85million fee with United, However, despite the Blaugrana being keen to complete a deal, issues around a wage deferral proved a stumbling block too steep to clear.
