Frenkie de Jong

2022 - 9 - 22

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Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong breaks his silence on failed ... (Manchester Evening News)

Man United were desperate to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona for much of the summer transfer window.

[United agreed a deal with Barcelona to sign De Jong at the end of June](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-de-jong-malacia-24348639), reaching an agreement over an initial €65million (£56.14m) fee. "Not really in terms of the technical aspect because you still know how to play football, but more so in the physical aspect." [Reds](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc), despite chasing the former Ajax ace for more than 100 days, were eventually forced to look elsewhere for midfield reinforcements, signing Casemiro from Real Madrid, though he is a different kind of player to De Jong. "But look, the club has its own ideas and I have my own ideas, too, and sometimes these clash with each other. However, he stopped short of giving away too many specific details about why he was so keen to stay in Spain. De Jong had worked with Reds manager [Erik ten Hag](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag) at Ajax and the latter was keen for a reunion at Old Trafford.

Frenkie De Jong lifts lid on Manchester United transfer saga (Sports Mole)

In the end, Man United walked away from De Jong and instead struck a deal for Real Madrid's Casemiro, and the Barcelona man has now broken his silence on the ...

But at the end of the day things went okay." [Sergio Busquets](/people/sergio-busquets/) on the books, although the 34-year-old is only under contract in Catalonia for another nine months and is being tipped to leave at the end of the season. [Barcelona](/football/barcelona/) midfielder [Frenkie de Jong](/people/frenkie-de-jong/) has affirmed that he never considered leaving the club in the summer transfer window amid links with [Manchester United](/football/man-utd/).

Frenkie de Jong reveals he never wanted Man Utd transfer in brutal ... (The Sun)

FRENKIE DE JONG has revealed he NEVER wanted to join Manchester United in the summer despite his future at Barcelona being up in the air at the time.T.

He said in a brutal slap-down of United: "I always wanted to stay at Barcelona and this is why I always remained calm in the summer." [De Jong](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/frenkie-de-jong/) repaired the damage to the relationship - something the player wanted all along. [at odds with Barca in the summer](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19120181/man-utd-transfer-news-de-jong-wages/) over millions in wages still owed to him. [worth £72million was agreed](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19207464/man-utd-de-jong-transfer-barcelona/). [ultimatum to either leave or take a major pay cut](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19330298/man-utd-transfer-de-jong-ultimatum-barcelona/). FRENKIE DE JONG has revealed he NEVER wanted to join Manchester United in the summer despite his future at Barcelona being up in the air at the time.

Frenkie de Jong breaks his silence and insists he 'always wanted to ... (Daily Mail)

Frankie de Jong has broken his silence on the Manchester United transfer saga and revealed why he snubbed a move to Old Trafford to stay at Barcelona this ...

De Jong, who joined Barca for £65m in January 2019, never indicated he wanted to go to United. the club has it's own ideas and I have my own ideas too and sometimes this clashes with each other. It had been widely known that De Jong wanted to stay and Barca had hoped to sell him to bring in much-needed funds. I never changed this decision during the summer. Barcelona were keen on cashing in on De Jong as they looked to ease their perilous financial situation. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, De Jong said: 'Chelsea and Man United interest?

Frenkie de Jong speaks on summer transfer saga at Barcelona (Football Espana)

It looked as if Barcelona had decided the best course of action was to sell the Dutch midfielder amid a constant stream of links to the likes of Manchester ...

[Barcelona](https://www.football-espana.net/category/la-liga/barcelona) are winning this should not be too much of an issue. [Manchester United](https://www.caughtoffside.com/tags/premier-league/manchester-united/) and Chelsea, even if publicly they maintained that they wanted de Jong to stay. During his press conference for the Netherlands,

Frenkie de Jong breaks silence on decision to snub Man Utd ... (Mirror.co.uk)

The Dutchman has finally revealed the reasoning behind his decision to remain at the Camp Nou despite relentless interest from Manchester United over the ...

[HAVE YOUR SAY!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manutd-dejong-breaks-transfer-silence-28049448#comments-wrapper) Will United regret missing out on De Jong? He went on to address the fact that at times throughout the saga, it did not appear as if De Jong and Barcelona were entirely on the same page. the club has it's own idea's and I have my own idea's too and sometimes this clashes with each other. United were willing to pay as much as £65million, a figure that would have certainly eased the economic pressure around the Camp Nou. That proved too difficult as De Jong dug his heels in and had his heart set on staying at Barcelona. [Frenkie de Jong](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/frenkie-de-jong) has insisted he was always calm throughout the summer transfer window while he was touted with a transfer to [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) from LaLiga giants [Barcelona](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fc-barcelona).

Frenkie de Jong breaks silence on failed Man Utd move as he ... (Teamtalk.com)

Frenkie de Jong has finally spoken out over his failed move to Manchester United, strongly suggesting a move to Old Trafford was at no time in his thinking.

And with Ralf Rangnick failing to oversee an improvement, the club laboured home in sixth place. Now De Jong has broken his silence on the move and admits things were not plain sailing. the club has it’s own idea’s and I have my own idea’s too. United struck a fee in the region of £63m, plus add-ons, that would have gone a long way to easing their financial burden. But De Jong was adamant he did not want to move. Indeed, the Red Devils spent the best part of three months trying to first negotiate a fee with Barcelona, then convincing the player to move.