Manchester United receive transfer blow as long-term target commits to current club

Any lingering interest from Manchester United in Frenkie de Jong might just have been extinguished, after the midfielder committed his future to Barcelona.

De Jong was heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford last summer, having previously played under Erik ten Hag at Ajax.

But no transfer ever came to fruition, and the Dutch international stayed with Barca to play a key role in their 2022/23 LaLiga title win under Xavi – with Man United signing Casemiro from Real Madrid instead.

And now, the 26-year-old appears to have quashed talk of a switch to United once and for all. He told El Periodico: “Barca is the club of my life. I want to spend my whole life here. I never wanted to leave, despite the financial situation of the club last summer.