Manchester United might have dropped Frenkie de Jong transfer hint with squad number decisions
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWill he stay or will he go? Frenkie de Jong's future is one of the biggest talking points in football right now, even if that man Cristiano Ronaldo has stolen some attention with his own transfer saga.
De Jong, 25, remains the priority target for Erik ten Hag, despite the Manchester United manager already having made his mark in the transfer market.
Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez have all arrived and further recruits are still on the agenda. Although those three will strengthen the ranks in their own way as part of this ongoing rebuild, De Jong is the one Ten Hag really wants and discussions with Barcelona are now into their third month.
But have the club just offered up the biggest hint yet that De Jong will sign this summer? READ MORE: La Liga warns Barcelona over De Jong Such is the way in modern times, players at the top level become synonymous with particular squad numbers and that is certainly the case with De Jong.
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