Barcelona’s £426m warning amid Man United’s Frenkie De Jong interest as Mike Phelan talks held
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Saturday, June 11. Senior Barcelona official Eduard Romeu has extraordinarily claimed that £426m (€500m) is needed to “save” the club, meaning a host of players could be leaving including Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong.
As reported by the Manchester Evening News last month, United are interested in signing the Barcelona midfielder and are weighing up a big-money offer.
United are desperate to strengthen their midfield options this summer and De Jong is a leading target for manager Erik ten Hag. READ MORE:Manchester United announce 11 players are being released Barcelona have debts of around €1bn (£850m), according to the Athletic, and as a result have been hit hard by La Liga’s financial rules.
Spain’s salary cap rules this season meant Barcelona were forced to let Lionel Messi leave for Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer last summer. Read what Romeu said here. Manchester United will negotiate Mike Phelan's departure as assistant coach after he was told that he would have no part to play in the first-team set-up under Erik ten Hag.
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