The possibilities of Frenkie de Jong arriving at Man Utd this summer season are shrinking with the Crimson Devils now pursuing a deal for Casemiro, in response to experiences.
Man Utd agreed an €85m charge for De Jong over a month in the past with Barcelona – however his private points with the Catalan giants have seen the switch falter.
The Netherlands worldwide is owed £17m in deferred wages and bonuses from in the course of the top of the Covid-19 pandemic, whereas there was hypothesis that he prefers a transfer to Chelsea over United anyway.
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Final week it seemed probably that Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot could be transferring to Previous Trafford however the midfielder’s agent and mom, Veronique, was reportedly demanding an excessive amount of in wages.
And now widespread experiences insist that Actual Madrid midfielder Casemiro is the brand new goal for Man Utd with The Athletic journalist David Ornstein claiming he’s now their ‘principal focus’ earlier than the switch window shuts.
Ornstein understands that ‘a deal between the 2 golf equipment is progressing’ and the Brazilian has ‘given constructive indications of his want to affix’ Man Utd.
He warns that ‘no settlement has been reached’ between the Premier League aspect and Actual Madrid however that ‘talks are advancing and United could be unlikely to dedicate a lot time to the transfer if they didn’t assume it was achievable.’
Casemiro, who has gained 5 Champions League titles at Actual Madrid, sees a transfer to Previous Trafford as a ‘large skilled problem’ to see if he can compete within the Premier League.
Studies that the Brazil worldwide will double his wages at Man Utd are ‘vast of the mark’ however the Crimson Devils have made ‘a aggressive provide, together with important performance-related incentives, which might put him amongst their high earners’.
It’s ‘unbelievable’ that De Jong, who Man Utd have did not agree private phrases with, will signal for Man Utd in addition to Casemiro and their possibilities of signing the Dutchman ‘have receded’.
Their desperation within the switch market has elevated after Man Utd had been embarrassed 4-0 in opposition to Brentord on Saturday, with Erik ten Hag failing to get a degree on the board from his first two Premier League matches in cost.
Reacting to the defeat, Ten Hag mentioned: “For one, Brentford had been extra hungry, and two, we conceded objectives with particular person errors.
“You possibly can have plan, however then you definitely put the plan within the bin.
“I feel it’s nothing to do with ways. The primary two objectives are about coping with the ball and choices.
“I feel they observe my directions however they make dangerous choices. That is soccer, it’s a recreation of errors and we received punished.
“When the outcomes are like this I can think about (how the followers) are feeling. It’s no good that we present that clearly, and we have now to vary that. We’d like extra starvation on the pitch as a crew and people.”
