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Manchester United now have a deal in place to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona after Old Trafford chiefs Richard Arnold and John Murtough flew out to Spain to close negotiations with the Catalan giants.
According to Esport3 journalist Oriol Domenech, the clubs now have an agreement worth £72million (€85m) but there is one final obstacle in the way…
United need to convince De Jong to join the Red Devils and that has proven very difficult so far.
De Jong has made it clear on a number of occasions that he wishes to remain with Barcelona, where he wants to prove his worth under Xavi.
Erik ten Hag has spoken to the player a number of times but so far, he’s been unsuccessful in his attempts to lure the midfielder to Old Trafford.