Frenkie de Jong is reported to have told his Barcelona teammates he has no plans to leave Catalonia this summer despite Manchester United's relentless efforts.
The ex-Ajax midfielder is thought to have snubbed the chance to reunite with his former manager Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford in favour of staying put at the Camp Nou. A fee between the two clubs has actually been agreed for quite some time, but De Jong's desire to stay at Barcelona is an obvious obstacle for Ten Hag's transfer plans.
United have made little secret of the fact De Jong is their priority target, but despite the Red Devils offer of £63million plus add-ons being accepted by Barcelona the Premier League giants are no closer to actually landing the Netherlands international's signature.
