Replacement for Paul Pogba? Frenkie De Jong heading 95% to Manchester United

According to reliable Catalan journalist Gerard Romero, FC Barcelona are very close to completing the sale of Frenkie de Jong to Manchester United.

The whole operation could be completed by the end of May. “There is a 95% chance that Frenkie de Jong will move to Manchester United. Barcelona have to sell him for financial reasons,” mentioned Gerardo Romero.

In addition, the midfielder has not been performing ideally lately and has not met the club’s expectations in the long run.

Barcelona needs to make a similar big sale by 30 June this year in order to close the much stretched budget.

The club’s management is clear that the player must leave after the end of the season at the latest before he loses his value. “The Catalans could get 70 to 80 million euros with this transfer,” continued the respected Catalan journalist.

Recall that the 24-year-old Dutch international headed to Barcelona in the summer of 2019 from Ajax for 86 million euros.

To date, he has 138 games, 13 goals and 17 assists in the blaugranas jersey. In addition, De Jong would reunite with former coach Erik Ten Hag at Old Trafford.

Source: Gerard Romero