Esport 3: FC Barcelona and Manchester United reach agreement for Frenkie de Jong tranfer

FC Barcelona and Manchester United have reached an agreement for the transfer of Frenkie de Jong, according to Onze of Esport 3. Richard Arnold and John Murtough, CEO and director of soccer of the Red Devils, made their visit to Barcelona, and after meeting with Mateu Alemany, Jordi Cruyff and Rafa Yuste, arrived at an arrangement between the clubs for the transfer of the Dutch midfielder. The former Ajax player has been a priority target of Erik ten Hag this summer, prior to the start of his first season at Old Trafford.

According to journalist Oriol Domènech, the transfer fees will be around 85 million euros including bonuses. This is the maximum amount of money that Barcelona can be paid for the sale of their Dutch star, who had arrived at Camp Nou three years ago. The final call is now in the footballer's hands, who has made it clear both actively and passively that he does not want to make the change from his current team. In fact, De Jong had joined the rest of the international players on this Monday, for the teams’ training camp with their coach Xavi. As such, the future of Frenkie de Jong in Barcelona remains uncertain as of now.

The sale of De Jong could be very advantageous for FC Barcelona, who are in the process of gaining financial muscle between the activation of the economic levers and the advances in the 'exit operation', as this deal would provide them the capital to undertake some of their desired targets, with Lewandowski and Raphinha as the most prominent names in the list. In the event that the Dutchman chooses to stay, the club will require him to accept a salary reduction, to adapt his salary to the new salary structure imposed by Joan Laporta's board.