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title: "Manchester United: Dharmesh Sheth drops Frenkie de Jong update"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-sky-sports-frenkie-de-jong-transfer-update/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Manchester United News"
published: "2022-06-02T10:40:32Z"
modified: "2022-06-02T10:40:32Z"
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# Manchester United: Dharmesh Sheth drops Frenkie de Jong update

**[Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth](https://twitter.com/skysports_sheth/status/1531979870196187136?s=21&t=U1z0jjlC1FVJYgX566v8oA) has provided an update on [Manchester United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/)’s attempts to sign Frenkie de Jong.**

### The Lowdown: Romano’s reveal

United have been [linked](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/manchester-united-red-devils-will-make-frenkie-de-jong-offer/) with a move for the Barcelona star ever since Erik ten Hag took over at Old Trafford at the end of April.

[Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1531931394116665346) provided a key update regarding De Jong and the Red Devils on Wednesday morning. The transfer expert revealed that United have ‘opened direct talks’ with Barca, who want €85m for the midfielder’s services.

De Jong reportedly wants to play Champions League football, something United can’t currently offer, however, they are still looking to ‘push’ for a move.

### The Latest: Sheth’s update

[Sheth](https://twitter.com/skysports_sheth/status/1531979870196187136?s=21&t=U1z0jjlC1FVJYgX566v8oA) took to Twitter hours on from Romano’s claim on De Jong to share what he knows regarding a possible transfer.

The Sky Sports reporter stated that United have indeed ‘held initial talks’ over a transfer, but he’s been ‘told’ there are ‘significant obstacles’, name-checking a fee and will of the player as two.

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### The Verdict: Barca’s financial situation key?

As Sheth claims, agreeing on a fee and persuading De Jong to move to Old Trafford could prove tricky. However, something that could work in United’s favour is Barcelona’s ‘financial issues’.

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The Catalan giants ‘need to solve’ their problems off the pitch, according to [Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1531931394116665346), so selling De Jong for a big fee would certainly help their situation.

It appears as if a move could be extremely complicated, and with United looking at a [‘number of midfielders’](https://twitter.com/skysports_sheth/status/1531979870196187136?s=21&t=U1z0jjlC1FVJYgX566v8oA) and making it their priority area to bolster, it’ll be interesting to see how long they pursue De Jong before moving on to alternative targets.

***In other news: [MUFC eye £28.8m-rated maestro after ‘Louvre’-worthy moment – Paul Hirst.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/manchester-united-erik-ten-hag-eyes-lisandro-martinez/)***