Manchester United are claimed to be confident about sealing a deal to sign Frenkie de Jong as soon as next week after further talks with Barcelona.
The 25-year-old was quickly established as Erik ten Hag's top target when United appointed the Dutchman in April. His desire to bring De Jong in before the Red Devils' first pre-season tour in July is believed to have slowed down their efforts to complete five other transfers such as Ajax star Antony and Brentford ace Christian Eriksen.
Ten Hag views the Netherlands playmaker as the ideal candidate to help fix United's midfield, which has struggled to dominate matches in recent seasons. The pair worked together at Ajax and notably reached the Champions League semi-final in 2019, before De Jong swapped Amsterdam for Catalunya.