Frenkie de Jong 'on the list' claim after Manchester United interest and more transfer rumours
Manchester United face a vital summer transfer window as they look to rebuild after a disappointing campaign.
Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos group will be hoping that newly arrived technical director Jason Wilcox and incoming CEO Omar Berrada will be able to implement significant change at Old Trafford this summer. A difficult decision will not only have to be made over the future of Erik ten Hag but also several potential departures.
And United will need to bolster their squad if several players leave this summer. One player who was previously strongly linked with United in Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is now said to be attracting interest from Germany.
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Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg has claimed that De Jong is of interest to Bayern Munich. However, he claims that his wages are currently an obstacle towards any potential deal.
"New rumours about Frenkie de Jong and FC Bayern: Bayern has never lost sight of him over the years! He would be one of the biggest solutions for the central midfield," he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"He's still on the list. They are keeping an eye on his situation at Barcelona. But even this topic is not hot right now. What mainly prevents a possible transfer is his extremely high net salary."
Elsewhere, amid recent reports that United could reignite their interest in Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot, Calciomercato are claiming that the Italian giants are looking to negotiate a new deal. It is said that the next two months will be 'decisive' with reported interest from Old
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