On Wednesday, De Telegraaf suggested Frenkie de Jong is not against the idea of moving to Manchester United this summer.
It was also explained the midfielder will only leave Barcelona if they pay him his deferred wages.
Despite this claim from the Dutch press, the Catalan media continue to insist the 25-year-old has no plans to join Manchester United.
Sport on Thursday explain the La Liga side want to find solutions for the player, but things are ‘very complicated’.
The Netherlands international wants to stay at the Camp Nou and the Blaugrana will only accept it if he takes a pay cut. This idea is not accepted by the player, especially when the club have invested big on new signings.
If the Dutchman refuses to take a pay cut, then Xavi Hernández’s side will open the door for his sale in the current window. As it stands, he has an upper hand in this saga.
Manchester United’s interest is highlighted. The Red Devils and Barca are in a position to reach an agreement, with the former even willing to pay a ‘high’ salary to De Jong. He ‘doesn’t want to go to Manchester’ and Sport say he’s informed Erik ten Hag.
De Jong doesn’t want to join a club that cannot offer him Champions League football and his family is ‘not seduced’ by the idea of settling in Manchester. These are the two reasons why he is against a move to United.
With regards to the former Ajax man joining Manchester United, Sport state ‘except for a miracle, this door is absolutely closed’.
That goes against what is being said in the Dutch media.
