Gary Neville has urged Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong to take legal action against “immoral” Barcelona over the way the club are “bullying” him.
De Jong’s proposed move to United has reached an impasse, with the summer transfer window’s longest-running saga continuing to take new twists and turns. United thought they had agreed an initial transfer fee of £56.2million at the end of June, and despite Barca dragging their feet, the club will not give up on a deal yet.
Barcelona have signed Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski for a combined total of £103.3m but, despite huge amounts of debt, remain publicly insistent that De Jong is not for sale. Recent reports from Spain say Barca manager Xavi has personally reached out to the 25-year-old in an effort to get him to stay on reduced terms.
