Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi has previously waxed lyrical about Manchester United transfer target Frenkie de Jong, being quoted as describing him as a "very intelligent player."
As reported by the Manchester Evening News , United are understood to be weighing up a £75million bid for the Barcelona midfielder ahead of this summer's transfer window. Incoming manager Erik ten Hag is keen to put his own stamp of authority on his squad and De Jong is understood to be amongst his targets.
The duo worked together at Ajax before De Jong joined Barcelona in the summer of 2019. He played a key role in Ajax's run to the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2018/19 and was instrumental in the success the Dutch giants initially enjoyed after Ten Hag took charge in December 2017.
