Frenkie de Jong sees his future in Barcelona, despite interest from Old Trafford
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Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong has talked down his chances of a summer move to Old Trafford, insisting he would prefer to stay at Barcelona.
The Netherlands international has been strongly linked with the Red Devils since his former Ajax mentor Erik ten Hag agreed to take the manager’s job in Manchester.
Barca’s difficult financial situation has fed the flames, but De Jong insisted while on international duty with the Netherlands that his dream is to make an impact at Camp Nou.
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"I will not go into that, not even about other names or clubs. I used to be naive and open-minded about it. I don’t do that anymore,” he said, as reported by the Mirror.
“I understand that that link is made. That sum is not that difficult, it is logical. I have enjoyed working with Ten Hag at Ajax – and I can’t look into the future, of course. But I prefer to stay at Barcelona.
"That has always been my dream club and it still is. As long as I don’t hear from the club management, I assume nothing is going on."
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De Jong was an important player for Xavi in 2021/22, making 46 appearances in all competitions and scoring four goals.
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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.
