Frenkie de Jong refuses to join Manchester United from Barcelona, Real Madrid target Jude Bellingham – Paper Round

De Jong doesn’t want Man Utd move Frenkie de Jong’s potential move to Manchester United is set to fall through, even though Barcelona have accepted a bid from the Premier League club. Spanish media outlet Sport reveal that the Dutch midfielder’s agent Ali Dursun met with Manchester United’s CEO Richard Arnold and the club’s director of football John Murtough and outright rejected their approach. The report states that De Jong is not refusing to leave Barcelona this summer, but “is firm in his refusal to go to Manchester United”.

Barca are keen to sell the 25-year-old to raise transfer funds to sign Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich. Ad/> /> TransfersFabregas set to join Serie B team Como after leaving AS Monaco on free transfer3 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: What a nightmare situation for all parties involved. United and Barcelona are going to miss out on their top transfer targets, while De Jong knows he is no longer wanted at the Camp Nou.

You cannot blame him for not wanting to move to Old Trafford. United are a mess right now and have been for nearly 10 years. The Manchester club are not competing in the Champions League and are nowhere near being considered as Premier League title challengers.

How does this situation find a resolution? Maybe De Jong could be offered to Bayern Munich as part of a swap package for Lewandowski? It’s not going to be an easy fix. Read the full story The next Galactico signing Real Madrid are hoping to make Jude Bellingham their next Galactico signing in 2023. The Spanish club have been long-term admirers of the 19-year-old midfielder but know that Borussia Dortmund are going to be unwilling to entertain any bids for Bellingham this summer.