Barcelona president: No offer from Manchester United for De Jong

2022-07-26 15:39

Barcelona president: No offer from Manchester United for De Jong

Man United coach Erik ten Hag identified De Jong as his main target.

BARCELONA - Barcelona president Joan Laporta explained that he had not received an offer from any club regarding the rumors of the transfer of Frenkiede Jong so far. In fact, Manchester United (MU) has recently been linked with the midfielder with the Dutch passport.


"Frenkie de Jong is a Barcelona player. We like him very much," Laporta confirmed to ESPN reported by Sportsmole , Sunday (24/7/2022).


Previously, Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag identified De Jong as the main target the management had to bring in this summer. However, Laporta insists that until the end of this month there has not been a single concrete offer sent from any club, including Man United.

"We heard about the rumors of De Jong, but until now we have not received an offer. We want to talk and find out what the player wants. We need to clarify some aspects of the situation," continued Laporta.

Last season, De Jong made 46 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions, contributing four goals and five assists. While he has represented the Spanish La Liga side on 138 occasions since arriving from Ajax Amsterdam in the summer of 2016 he has racked up 13 goals and 17 assists in the process.

Earlier in June, Man United CEO Richard Arnold said the club had done everything possible to secure De Jong's signature.

"As a club we did everything to get the deal done. I've been trying for days trying to get this done, the money is there but there are things that stand in our way that I can't say," said Richard Arnold.

De Jong is currently with the Barcelona squad on a pre-season tour of the United States, coming off the bench in wins over Inter Miami and Real Madrid.

The Catalan giants, on the other hand, are under pressure to make big sales this summer, having landed Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen.






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