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FC Barcelona have reportedly rejected a swap deal suggestion from Manchester United to ship Antony to the Camp Nou in return for Frenkie de Jong.
The Purple Devils have been linked to the Dutchman since 2022 and even had a bid accepted within the July of that summer season for the Netherlands worldwide.
Sadly for Erik ten Hag, De Jong had little curiosity in swapping Barcelona for Manchester, so the transfer by no means materialised.
As a substitute of the previous Ajax man, United signed Casemiro and Christian Eriksen in that window and regardless of impressing of their first season, each appear properly previous their finest in 2024.
Subsequently, United are on the hunt for a brand new defensive midfielder and it appeared that this might be Manuel Ugarte however information broke final night time that the membership had walked away from talks with Paris Saint-Germain as a consequence of their extreme calls for for the participant.
Nearly like clockwork, recent studies have begun to emerge in Spain that United may flip to their previous obsession, De Jong.
The Manchester Night Information cites these studies claiming “Ten Hag remains to be eager to signal De Jong for United.”
“The membership are stated to have introduced a swap deal to try to persuade Barcelona to do a deal for De Jong. The swap deal would see Antony transfer to the Camp Nou with De Jong making the swap to Previous Trafford.”
It would come as no shock to anybody that the deal has been swiftly rejected.
Barcelona are in determined want to lift funds as a consequence of their very own monetary difficulties and the sale of De Jong would assist drain their wage invoice considerably as he reportedly makes an eye-watering €721,154 every week.
In regard to Antony, United would gladly rid themselves of the winger who has did not impress in his two years at Previous Trafford, however they seemingly don’t have any takers for a participant who himself is on extreme wages.
While the media is presently not sure of who United will goal subsequent in midfield, it will be an odd selection if Ineos barked up the De Jong tree as soon as once more because the membership had been so publicly humiliated by the participant’s rejection simply two years in the past.
What’s extra, even when he was open to a transfer, his wage calls for would do little for squad concord and United’s PSR restrictions.
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