Barcelona are working on a deal to sign Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan this summer – a move which would throw the future of Frenkie de Jong, a Manchester United target, into question.
United had an initial transfer fee of £56.2million agreed with Barca to sign the 25-year-old last summer but the player’s wish was to stay at Barca. Former United striker Dwight Yorke claimed the Dutch international privately would not rule out a transfer to Old Trafford.
However, the deal did not materialise as De Jong instead preferred to remain at Camp Nou for this season. The midfielder, 25, is once again top of United’s summer transfer shortlist as his former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag aims to bring him to Old Trafford.
