Negotiations between Manchester United and Barcelona regarding the transfer of Frankie de Jong are entering the final phase. The latest news from the Island extinguishes that a new offer worth 80 million euros has arrived at Camp Nou. The Telegraph does not disclose the detailed content of the new offer and whether bonuses are included. Let us remind you, the first offer amounted to 60,000,000 euros fixed plus 20,000,000 through bonuses.Manchester United are closing in on an agreement with Barcelona for Frenkie de Jong ✍️ pic.twitter.com/Db1ArxYKHy— GOAL (@goal) June 25, 2022 At the beginning of the negotiations, Barca wanted 100,000,000 euros, but very quickly stopped bluffing and turned to more realistic numbers because they need to make a big sale by June 30 due to financial fair play. Since it was determined that the financial victim would be Frankie de Jong, Barca then replied to United that they would sell De Jong for 85,000,000 euros fixed.This would be the shock of shocks – Cristiano Ronaldo to Chelsea?The English club has been working on this job for days, and tonight the increased offer arrived, which some claim is a completely fixed amount. That is roughly the real value of the transfer and it is difficult to expect Barca to refuse this because it is running out of time. The Red Devils are aware of that and hope to finish the job by Tuesday. By rejecting this offer, Barcelona would take a lot of risks and call into question the entire transition period and the formation of the team for the next season.This would be the shock of shocks – Cristiano Ronaldo to Chelsea?United also need to reach an agreement with the player about a five-year contract, which is also not an easy job. The English club started their interest for De Jong at the request of the new coach Eric Ten Hag, who launched the Dutch midfielder in Ajax. But despite Ten Hag and his great relationship with him, De Jong rejected the idea of moving to Old Trafford at the beginning of the story. He pointed out that he is satisfied and happy in Barcelona and that he has no intention of going. He also did not like the idea of being absent from the Champions League next season, for which United did not qualify, and he was skeptical about the future of the project at United.(2.45) ATLAS (3.00) CRUZ AZUL (3.05)However, in the last few days, there has been a shift in that field as well. Aware of the fact that Barca sacrificed him only for money, he lost confidence in the Catalan club, talked to Ten Hag and agreed in principle to negotiate a contract if the clubs agree on compensation. The dices are slowly coming together and De Jong should become the first reinforcement of Manchester United in the coaching era of Eric Ten Hag.
