Manchester United report: Red Devils close to agreeing price for top target

Erik ten Hag
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Manchester United will walk away from negotiations for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong if they can’t agree a suitable price, say reports, but talks are making progress.

The Netherlands international is Erik ten Hag’s top target this summer, and the two clubs have been discussing a potential move for weeks.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.