Manchester United have agreed an initial fee of £56million with Barcelona for their midfielder Frenkie De Jong.
United have made the breakthrough in their long-running pursuit of Dutch midfielder De Jong, who is set to become the first signing of the Erik ten Hag era. Sources have indicated United will pay £56m up front for the 25-year-old Holland international, with performance-related add-ons potentially taking the total cost of the deal to £70m.
Personal terms are understood to be a formality with De Jong, who will earn around £250,000-a-week with his move to United, on what is expected to be a five-year deal. Those add-ons have yet to be finalised by the two clubs, but the fact an initial fee has been agreed suggests the deal is likely to be concluded in the coming days.
