{"id":613994,"date":"2022-06-21T07:10:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613994"},"modified":"2022-06-21T07:14:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:14:29","slug":"erik-ten-hag-swoop-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/21\/erik-ten-hag-swoop-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag Wants to Complete \u20ac120 Million Double Swoop Before Next Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/21\/david-raum-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> manager Erik ten Hag wants clarity on the situation surrounding the potential transfers of Christian Eriksen and Frenkie de Jong. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/articles\/cqvl42726g5o\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to Simon Stone<\/a>, the Red Devils&#8217; boss wants both predicaments resolved before his non-international players return on Monday 27.<\/p>\n<p>However, Manchester United&#8217;s move for the Danish international is unrelated to their ongoing efforts to sign De Jong this summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is \ud835\udfd5 \ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc2c until <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mufc<\/a>\u2019s first pre-season under Erik ten Hag is underway. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bDvj5rRENP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bDvj5rRENP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UtdDistrict (@UtdDistrict) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UtdDistrict\/status\/1538868290738704384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Manager Sets Deadline on Transfer for Midfield Duo<\/h2>\n<h3>The Ongoing Issue With Frenkie de Jong<\/h3>\n<p>Erik ten Hag has identified the 25-year-old Barcelona midfielder as his number one transfer target, having previously worked together at Ajax. However, the Netherlands international is yet to make a decision on his future and is currently away on holiday.<\/p>\n<p>It is widely reported that Barcelona are in need of generating revenue and De Jong is seen as one of the club&#8217;s most saleable assets.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, the Catalan club have already reportedly rejected a bid of \u20ac60 million, instead holding out for around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/soccer-transfers\/story\/4683532\/barcelonaman-united-in-talks-over-frenkie-de-jong-transferlaliga-club-to-consider-100m-offer-sources\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u20ac100 million<\/a> to secure a departure away from the Nou Camp. The Red Devils are looking to counter with a bid of around \u20ac80 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/20\/frenkie-de-jong-update-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Reveals Another Exciting Frenkie de Jong Update With Manchester United Finally Making Progress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the asking price figure may be so high due to Barcelona wanting to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/09\/fc-barcelona-interest-growing-for-winger\/\" target=\"_self\">Bernardo Silva from Manchester City<\/a> &#8211; another merry-go-round of transfer activity.<\/p>\n<h3>Eriksen Move to Old Trafford Could Still Be On<\/h3>\n<p>While the option to remain at Brentford or return to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/17\/manchester-united-tottenham-christian-eriksen-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham<\/a> are both a possibility for Christian Eriksen, it appears the Dane is &#8220;no longer keen on signing with a London-based club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/20\/christian-eriksen-manchester-united-transfer-decision\/\" target=\"_self\">Christian Eriksen Makes Key Decision Amid Manchester United Transfer Talk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old, who is currently a free agent after initially signing a short-term deal with the Bees, has been contacted by the club as Ten Hag looks to rebuild the club&#8217;s midfield.<\/p>\n<p>There is no denying the ability of Eriksen and, similarly to De Jong, he would give Manchester United&#8217;s midfield a much stronger look ahead of a new campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag wants clarity on the situation surrounding the potential transfers of Christian Eriksen and Frenkie de Jong. According to Simon Stone, the Red Devils&#8217; boss wants both predicaments resolved before his non-international players return on Monday 27. 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