{"id":616290,"date":"2022-08-15T10:54:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616290"},"modified":"2022-08-15T10:58:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:58:50","slug":"manchester-united-target-sergino-dest-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/manchester-united-target-sergino-dest-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Target Intent on Staying at Barcelona &#8211; Wants to &#8216;Fight for a Place&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/manchester-united-james-garner-ten-hag\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> are keen on signing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/barcelona-frenkie-de-jong-decision-imminent\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona<\/a> full-back Sergi\u00f1o Dest, according to Fabrizio Romano via <a href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/the-daily-briefing-monday-15th-august\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CaughtOffside<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>United have suffered a terrible start to the Premier League season and are looking for reinforcements where they can, having only signed three players so far in Erik ten Hag&#8217;s first transfer window.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Manchester United Target Sergi\u00f1o Dest Keen to Fight for His Place With Barcelona<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2757\ufe0fXavi does not want Sergi\u00f1o Dest to stay in the team. <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gerardromero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@gerardromero<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LcjzG85RPq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LcjzG85RPq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bar\u00e7a Universal (@BarcaUniversal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarcaUniversal\/status\/1558937956693467137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dest Committed to the Cause<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United target and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/20\/usmnt-defender-chris-richards-crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_self\">USMNT<\/a> defender Dest has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1651606\/Chelsea-Sergino-Dest-transfer-advantage-Man-Utd-Erik-ten-Hag-Barcelona-news-gossip-rumours\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linked with Chelsea<\/a> at times. Talk of the American moving to the Premier League has been in the pipeline for quite a while now.<\/p>\n<p>His time with Barcelona has been far from smooth and it wouldn\u2019t be all that surprising if he was looking for a fresh start. Fabrizio Romano is reporting otherwise though, saying \u201cDest still hopes to be able to stay at Barcelona and wants to fight for a place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Xavi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/barcelona-frenkie-de-jong-decision-imminent\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona<\/a> got the new season underway in underwhelming form. Dutch-born defender Dest wasn\u2019t in the matchday squad that couldn\u2019t find a breakthrough against Rayo Vallecano. The fixture was marred by Sergio Busquet\u2019s dismissal at the death. In spite of the issues both on and off of the field, the former Ajax man has his heart set on the Nou Camp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/14\/manchester-united-decision-de-gea-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Make Important Decision on David de Gea Future After Brentford Blunders<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Manchester United Target Steering Clear of Old Trafford<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In Romano\u2019s report, there is talk of a one-in, one-out situation. Diogo Dalot has superseded <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/06\/aaron-wan-bissaka-wants-to-stay-at-manchester-united-amid-uncertain-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Aaron Wan-Bissaka<\/a> as the starting right-back for the Red Devils but it is the former who is spoken about as swapping places with Dest.<\/p>\n<p>Romano added: \u201cDespite reports, so far there is no negotiation for a swap deal with Diogo Dalot. But it is true that the Portuguese full-back is appreciated by the Barca board as they\u2019re looking for a new right back.\u201d In the last fixture, highly-rated Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo started in that position.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Dest managed just over 1,500 minutes last term. It would appear that his heart is set on staying at the Catalan club, whilst they may be looking to upgrade him. Only time will tell whether he can succeed or not, and it is all heightened by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/24\/26-player-squad-fifa-world-cup\/\" target=\"_self\">Qatar World Cup<\/a> just around the corner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are keen on signing Barcelona full-back Sergi\u00f1o Dest, according to Fabrizio Romano via CaughtOffside. United have suffered a terrible start to the Premier League season and are looking for reinforcements where they can, having only signed three players so far in Erik ten Hag&#8217;s first transfer window. 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