Man Utd: De Jong 'ignoring noise' from Laporta amid Old Trafford interest
Manchester United transfer target Frenkie de Jong is ‘ignoring the noise’ made by the Barcelona board as the midfielder’s dramatic saga rumbles on, according to journalist Dean Jones.
Erik ten Hag has suffered an awful start to life at Old Trafford and will be determined to strengthen his side ahead of the September 1 deadline.
Little over a month ago, United seemed on course to win the race for the 25-year-old after Barcelona reportedly accepted their £63 million proposal.
However, things soon became more complicated. De Jong is continuing to wait on deferred payments owed to him after taking a wage cut during the pandemic while the current Barcelona hierarchy claim the contract was illegally handed out by their predecessors.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have also joined the race for the Netherlands international’s signature and De Jong would apparently prefer a move to Stamford Bridge if he is to leave the Camp Nou this summer.
Elsewhere, Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot, and the Red Devils reportedly want both players to join this summer.
Jones understands that De Jong, like many players at Barcelona, is simply blocking out the noise made by those in charge of the La Liga giants.
The transfer insider claims that the midfielder wants to let the situation play out and, hopefully, still be a Barcelona player come the end of the window.
When asked if Man United are any closer to a breakthrough, Jones told GIVEMESPORT: “I was told a lot of the Barcelona players have just learned to ignore the noise that comes from the hierarchy, and they’re just told to focus and let things play out. I think that De Jong is literally trying to let things play out and hope that he just reminds