I think it's vital if you want to get success, the season is really long but we still also have time to fill that in." "There is a reason in a number of games you need more options in offence, clear. "So we have to strengthen the squad even more and we are looking around but we also need the right players. "But I also know about this season - we talk about it in Bangkok and Melbourne - it's a lot of games, the World Cup, so we need more options where you have a good team, and it's not only about the team, you need a good squad to get the right results at the end of the season. "And yes, I am really happy also with our performances of our midfield department and offensive department at this moment. "We signed Eriksen for the midfield department, so we are really happy with that," Ten Hag said. With a dearth of proven attackers in reserve, Ten Hag last week outlined the importance of adding "more options" to the United squad. United have not given up on Ajax forward Antony, despite the Dutch champions' steep €80million valuation. Murtough and Arnold were filmed in Barcelona and also travelled to Amsterdam in order to get a move for Lisandro Martinez over the line. The United football director John Murtough did not attend their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia and a well-placed source said he and chief executive Richard Arnold were "inter-railing" across Europe in an attempt to conclude deals. Ten Hag has earmarked De Jong as the "right player" United are holding out for to reinvent their midfield. Multiple sources have confirmed De Jong's preference is to stay at Barcelona but United are emboldened by his working relationship with manager Erik ten Hag from their time at Ajax. De Jong has been playing at centre half during Barca's pre-season tour of the United States.ĭe Jong's wage deferral remains the sticking point, according to senior United sources, with the 25-year-old owed around €17million by Barcelona.īarca's La Liga campaign starts in a fortnight's time and they are under mounting pressure to sell players in order to meet the league's strict salary caps and register new signings so they are eligible to play in competitive games. United's pursuit of Frenkie de Jong has entered a twelfth week and the Dutchman's role at Barcelona has been further weakened by the signing of centre-back Jules Kounde from Sevilla. He commented on a tweet that reported the move of Sevilla defender Jules Kounde to Barcelona, giving the defender a word of warning.Manchester United remain two priority targets short in the summer transfer window, with Erik ten Hag intent on adding a midfielder and a forward to his squad. He has taken to social media yet again to take a thinly veiled swipe at the Catalan giants.
The former Red has chastised the La Liga side over their handling of De Jong and has even called for the player to consider taking legal action against the club. One person who has not been afraid to give his opinion during the ongoing saga is United's previous club captain, Gary Neville. However, time is slowly running out and Ten Hag will want any new signings in place as quickly as possible so they have a chance to integrate with the rest of the squad. Barcelona are believed to want to move the midfielder away from the club to cut back their wage bill, but the issue of the money still owed to the player is holding the deal up.ĪLSO READ: La Liga warns Barcelona over De JongĮrik ten Hag has been pursuing his former Ajax charge since the start of the transfer window. The Dutch midfielder is owed up to £17m in deferred wages after he agreed to accept a lower salary during the Covid-19 pandemic on the condition that it would be paid back at a later date. However, things have since proven far more complicated than simply signing some paperwork to get the deal over the line. It has been several weeks since United and Barcelona came to an agreement in principle for the transfer of De Jong. Manchester United's former captain Gary Neville has publicly criticised Barcelona once again over their treatment of Frenkie de Jong.
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