{"id":614268,"date":"2022-06-26T06:04:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T10:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=614268"},"modified":"2022-06-26T06:04:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T10:04:36","slug":"frenkie-de-jong-transfer-moves-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/26\/frenkie-de-jong-transfer-moves-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Close In on \u00a3176K Per-Week \u2018Special\u2019 Summer Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesalanrobson\/status\/1540795575033102338\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">James Robson<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of Goal.com, there have been encouraging talks in the Frenkie de Jong transfer saga between <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/22\/barcelona-dealt-massive-blow-as-e45m-world-class-striker-looks-set-to-stay\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/24\/joe-rothwell-bournemouth-switch\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>. Both sides have moved closer to a compromise on a transfer fee, thought to be around \u00a369 million with add-ons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> The proposed transfer of De Jong has been a complex and protracted deal, with Barcelona wanting more than the Red Devils were prepared to pay. But with the latest round of talks bringing them closer to a compromise on the transfer fee, Erik ten Hag is closer than ever to his first Manchester United signing.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There have been encouraging talks between United and Barca for De Jong. They are getting closer to a compromise fee. <br \/>Likely to be around \u00a369m with add-ons <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#transfers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Robson (@jamesalanrobson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesalanrobson\/status\/1540795575033102338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Frenkie de Jong Transfer: Manchester United Move One Step Closer to Signing Priority Transfer Target<\/h2>\n<h3>De Jong Nears Reunion With Erik ten Hag<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United and Barcelona&#8217;s latest round of talks has moved the De Jong transfer one step closer to completion, which will please Ten Hag, who has made it clear to the Old Trafford hierarchy he wants the Dutch star to be his centre-piece signing for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United chief executive <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/richard-arnold-manchester-united-transfer-approach\/\" target=\"_self\">Richard Arnold<\/a> is under pressure from supporters due to the lack of summer signings, but bringing the Dutch international to Old Trafford would go a long way to alleviate some of that pressure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Manchester United are swiftly to complete the signing of Frenkie de Jong by June 30.United are close to agreeing a fee with Bar\u00e7a \u00a368m for the player.\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s said that Bar\u00e7a is now getting closer to Lewandowski deal after they pull out race in signing the Brazilian int\u2019l. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lHnLLoFNSi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/lHnLLoFNSi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Topskills Sports UK (@topskillsportuk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/topskillsportuk\/status\/1540984552470052869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With Barcelona&#8217;s financial woes widely reported, they are keen to raise funds in order to sign their own targets such as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/17\/jules-kounde-transfer-decision-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Jules Kounde<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/21\/manchester-city-barcelona-bernardo-silva\/\" target=\"_self\">Bernardo Silva<\/a>, however, they have dug their heels in during the negotiations with Manchester United and refused to lower their demands for De Jong which were closer to \u00a386 million.<\/p>\n<p>But these latest round of talks regarding a compromise on the transfer fee has left the Old Trafford hierarchy more confident that they will deliver Ten Hag his priority transfer target, and reunite the Dutch manager with his former protege.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/23\/manchester-united-transfer-target-antony-expensive\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Will Not Be Able to Sign Brazilian Target on the Cheap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Barcelona star is seen as the pivotal first piece in Ten Hags Old Trafford puzzle, who will provide a vital outlet to a defence that struggled last season. Ten Hag needs a player that can pick up the ball in deep positions and drive forward helping his team transition, and De Jong is perfect for that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0James Robson\u00a0of Goal.com, there have been encouraging talks in the Frenkie de Jong transfer saga between Barcelona and Manchester United. Both sides have moved closer to a compromise on a transfer fee, thought to be around \u00a369 million with add-ons. The proposed transfer of De Jong has been a complex and protracted deal, with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":614281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1365,2,6,3,7188],"tags":[1987],"class_list":["post-614268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-barcelona","category-featured","category-la-liga","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-frenkie-de-jong"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}