After being linked with an exit for the entirety of the summer transfer window, Frenkie de Jong spent the majority of the first game after the deadline's close on the bench for Barcelona.
The Dutchman was widely regarded as Manchester United's priority signing for the entire window. The two clubs were reported to have agreed on a transfer fee for the former Ajax star, but personal terms proved too difficult for the Red Devils and boss Erik ten Hag was forced to go without a reunion with De Jong.
The Netherlands international is not still at Barcelona due to their own desire to keep him at the club, far from it in fact. The La Liga giants were desperate to get De Jong off the wage books due to their own perilous financial situation.
