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Tom Blow

Man Utd's four-point plan to secure Frenkie de Jong amid his 'disgust' at transfer saga

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Manchester United are growing increasingly confident of signing Frenkie de Jong and have assembled a four-point plan... despite the player's 'disgust' at the transfer saga.

United have agreed an initial £63million fee with Barcelona for the Dutchman, 25, but he wants to stay in Spain. The La Liga outfit are keen to sell him as they have plenty of central midfielders at their disposal and need to boost their transfer budget.

The Red Devils believe they can still persuade De Jong to swap Champions League football for a Europa League campaign as new manager Erik ten Hag coached the player during his time at Ajax, winning a league and cup double during the 2018/19 season.

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