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Tom Blow

Man City 'consider £90m Frenkie de Jong transfer' that would blow rivals Man Utd away

De Jong Frenkie de Jong FC Barcelona Erik ten Hag Pep Guardiola Ten Hag Ajax Manchester United Declan Rice Joan Laporta

Manchester City are interested in signing Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong - a former transfer target for local rivals Manchester United.

The Red Devils spent much of last summer trying to sign De Jong, 26, as he played under Erik ten Hag at Ajax. The Netherlands international didn't want to leave the Camp Nou, forcing United to swoop for Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro late in the window.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta recently confirmed that an unnamed club - likely to be United - submitted a €100million (£86m) bid for De Jong a year ago, but that wasn't enough. Now City boss Pep Guardiola is after his signature and is willing to pay £90m.

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