{"id":614549,"date":"2022-07-03T16:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T20:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=614549"},"modified":"2022-07-03T16:29:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T20:29:36","slug":"frenkie-de-jong-manchester-united-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/03\/frenkie-de-jong-manchester-united-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United\u2019s Move for \u00a355 Million Midfielder Hits Unfortunate Snag Slowing Down Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/02\/jesse-lingard-everton-and-tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> are now closer than ever to securing an agreement to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NOxd95W1cVg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. The Red Devils have been negotiating a transfer for over a month but are yet to get the deal over the line due to a snag which has slowed talks.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United\u2019s Deal for Frenkie de Jong Stuck Due to Barcelona\u2019s Demands<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u25ab\ufe0f Agreement more than close since Monday between Man United and Barcelona for Frenkie de Jong on \u20ac65m fixed fee, but \u20ac20m add-ons structure to be discussed&#8230; and then personal terms;<\/p>\n<p>\u25ab\ufe0f Lisandro Mart\u00ednez: bid set to be submitted.<\/p>\n<p>More on Man Utd \ud83d\udd34\u21aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tLQq287SRg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/tLQq287SRg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QthB0wUj54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QthB0wUj54<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1543150735151464449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Red Devils Yet to Finalize Add-Ons Structure for De Jong Transfer<\/h3>\n<p>Romano also clarifies that United and Barcelona have struck an agreement over the initial transfer fee to be paid for the De Jong transfer, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/28\/frenkie-de-jong-manchester-united-update\/\" target=\"_self\">which will be around \u00a355 million<\/a>. The major stumbling block which is stopping the deal from taking place now is the add-ons to be added to the deal.<\/p>\n<p>These add-ons can only be triggered based on how the Dutch midfielder performs at Old Trafford and if he reaches some of the clauses in the transfer contract. The Red Devils are willing to pay \u20ac20 million in performance-related bonuses, but are still discussing the finer points of how these add-ons can be achieved in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/27\/manchester-united-sell-martial-and-others\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Looking to Sell Three First-Team Players<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While a total package of \u20ac85 million for the 25-year-old might seem expensive, he was valued at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/van-gaal-praises-frenkie-de-jong-and-says-he-is-worth-112-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">massive \u20ac112 million<\/a> by Dutch national team manager Louis van Gaal. United are also yet to discuss personal terms with the 25-year-old midfield maestro, mostly because they are focused on fixing the transfer fee first.<\/p>\n<p>De Jong isn&#8217;t too eager to leave Barcelona, who he&#8217;s referred to as his &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportbible.com\/football\/frenkie-de-jong-wants-to-stay-at-barcelona-amid-man-united-links-20220531\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dream club<\/a>&#8216; very recently, but he has accepted his fate and is looking forward to working with Erik ten Hag again after their spell together at Ajax.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Frenkie de Jong situation \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u25ab\ufe0f Man Utd &amp; Bar\u00e7a agreed \u20ac65m fixed fee but still discussing on \u20ac20m add-ons structure;<br \/>\n\u25ab\ufe0f Personal terms never discussed yet;<br \/>\n\u25ab\ufe0f Frenkie\u2019s priority has always been to stay at Bar\u00e7a;<br \/>\n\u25ab\ufe0f Salary reduction \u2018very unlikely\u2019 option on Frenkie side. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bXcGIB3II3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bXcGIB3II3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1543650039133782018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>United Also Focusing On Other Transfers Before Pre-season Tour Starts<\/h3>\n<p>While the Red Devils are keen on completing the Dutch midfielder&#8217;s signing, they are also working on securing some of their other transfer targets. United are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/02\/what-tyrell-malacia-bring-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">verge of signing Feyenoord left-back Tyrell Malacia<\/a> as the first signing for Ten Hag.<\/p>\n<p>They are also working <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/02\/manchester-united-offer-ajax-defender\/\" target=\"_self\">hard to sign Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez<\/a> and have tabled a contract offer to free agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-utd-transfers-christian-eriksen-27375341\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Eriksen<\/a> as well. The Red Devils surprisingly didn&#8217;t make a single signing in June, but look focused on getting some transfers done before the pre-season tour.<\/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>Ten Hag will take his squad on a pre-season tour of Asia later this month, with the first pre-season game being against<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/01\/liverpool-forward-mohamed-salah-contract-extension\/\" target=\"_self\"> Liverpool<\/a> on July 12. Before that, the Dutch manager will hope to get at least a couple of signings in as he aims to revitalize the Manchester giants and get them challenging for top honours again next season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are now closer than ever to securing an agreement to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, reports Fabrizio Romano. The Red Devils have been negotiating a transfer for over a month but are yet to get the deal over the line due to a snag which has slowed talks. 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