Manchester United and Chelsea have been handed a transfer deadline by Barcelona over their attempts to sign midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
On Wednesday, Barca held talks with De Jong’s representatives and informed them that club wanted to either sell the player or drastically reduce his salary ahead of La Liga starting in 10 days time. It comes after United boss Erik ten Hag instructed United to remain patient on a deal after holding fresh talks with the player.
The Red Devils have made a breakthrough in their attempts to sign the Dutch international after the club did not give up hope on a deal despite negotiations now entering their 13th week. United CEO Richard Arnold and football director John Murtough visited the Catalan capital last month to finalise terms over a transfer with Barca.
