Manchester United transfer news LIVE Richard Arnold meets Man Utd fans and Frenkie de Jong latest

Manchester United CEO Richard Arnold met with supporters on Saturday afternoon in his local pub.

The group of supporters were planning to hold a small protest outside of Arnold's Cheshire home against the Glazers' ownership of the club and when the United chief got wind of it he went to meet them instead.

Arnold spoke openly with the fans and several clips of the conversation were then published on Twitter, with an update on United's chase for Frenkie de Jong being one of the topics discussed.

"Money is not a consideration on who we want," Arnold said in a video posted to Twitter by user @MufcWonItAll. "The manager wants him (De Jong) and they have actually done the work. He's a great player.

"Is it 100 or 200? I don't know. Get who you f***ing want. Do you want me buying the players? Does that not ring a bell?"

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Richard Arnold has promised Manchester United are doing 'everything possible' to sign Frenkie de Jong this summer.

United's CEO Arnold was speaking to a group of United supporters in his local pub in Chesire as he surprised them there before they were set to protest the Glazers' ownership of the club outside his house. Arnold spoke openly on several talks regarding the club and talk inevitably turned to the club's slow start in the transfer market.

Despite the massive rebuild that's needed at Old Trafford in order to give new manager Erik ten Hag the best chance of success, United are yet to make a signing while the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham have already strengthened considerably. It's understood that Ten Hag has identified De Jong as his ideal midfield signing and the perfect player to help implement his style of play on the pitch.

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