Manchester United are nonetheless in contact with Frenkie de Jong’s representatives and stay hopeful of bringing the participant to Previous Trafford earlier than the switch window closes, 90min understands, regardless of the signing of Casemiro.
The deal for the Actual Madrid midfielder was confirmed by United over the weekend, and the Brazilian was offered to supporters earlier than Monday night time’s win over Liverpool.
United moved for Casemiro final week after supervisor Erik ten Hag noticed his group lose their first two Premier League video games of the season, throughout which they conceded six objectives to Brighton and Brentford, and has since described the 30-year-old as “the cement between the stones” in his new-look United arrange.
Casemiro had been seen as United triggering an alternate signing to De Jong in some quarters, although 90min understands that De Jong stays Ten Hag’s primary goal for the summer season window.
United’s want for a ball-playing midfielder in a position to dribble from again to entrance has been evident of their opening matches, and Casemiro doesn’t clearly fill that void both.
De Jong’s departure from Barcelona has been held up by a difficulty over deferred wages for all the window, with Barcelona making it clear that he would wish to resolve to both depart the membership or signal a deal on diminished phrases in an effort to keep. De Jong’s wages for the season forward make him their highest earner, and at current they don’t seem to be in a position to register all of their new signings.
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Jules Kounde is as of now unable to characteristic within the league, whereas they’re additionally ready to finish a deal for Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso. Barcelona have additionally made noises about eager to signal Manchester Metropolis’s Bernardo Silva, although the Premier League champions are immune to promoting the Portuguese for the time being.
Barcelona are additionally attempting to dump plenty of different gamers to trim their wage invoice, particularly the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Memphis Depay, Samuel Umtiti and the United-linked Sergino Dest, however it’s understood that even whereas De Jong has publicly maintained he wish to stick with Barcelona, that the connection between participant and membership has soured behind the scenes.
90min understands United nonetheless firmly imagine he’ll transfer to Previous Trafford as soon as his points over earnings with Barcelona are resolved, and are ready to stay by their plan to signal their primary goal for the summer season regardless of how lengthy it takes.
United are additionally wanting into the signings of each Antony and Cody Gakpo from Eredivisie golf equipment Ajax and PSV respectively, whereas they might additionally prefer to signal a brand new proper again if Aaron Wan-Bissaka leaves the membership.
Cristiano Ronaldo, on the bench for the win over Liverpool, remains to be intent on leaving the membership.
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