Man Utd have agreed to pay €90m (£77m) for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong in the summer transfer window, according to reports.
There are set to be some major changes at Old Trafford over the next few months after Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed a deal to buy 27.7 per cent of the Premier League club earlier this month.
As part of the agreement, Ratcliffe and INEOS will take over the football operation at Man Utd with the British billionaire already making some significant changes.
Omar Berrada will arrive in the summer as the club s new CEO from arch-rivals Man City, while Southampton s Jason Wilcox has joined as the new technical director at Old Trafford.
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Ratcliffe and INEOS are in from Newcastle as the Red Devils new sporting director, .
The performances at Man Utd have been poor for the majority of the season with the Red Devils crashing out of Europe before Christmas, while they are currently seventh in the Premier League.
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Ten Hag s side did reach the FA Cup final on Sunday but with Coventry City almost coming from three goals down to win before Man Utd scraped through on penalties.
There could also be a big turnover of playing personnel with Ratcliffe looking to get recruitment right in the summer after over a decade of failed transfers.
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Man Utd to finally land Frenkie de Jong?
And now Spanish publication Nacional claim that Man Utd have reached €90m (£77m) for long-term target De Jong with the Netherlands international s future at Barcelona becoming a mystery .
De Jong has suffered from injuries this season with the Dutchman set to miss the rest of the campaign after picking up an ankle injury in the El Clasico over the weekend.
And now Barcelona president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco have included him on the list of possible sacrifices with his departure not ruled out at all as they are comfortable with the options they have in midfield.
Added to that, Man Utd presents an offer that is sufficiently interesting with their €90m offer designed to break down any resistance that Barca may put up .
It is added that Ten Hag s potential exit from Old Trafford will not impact the Red Devils desire to make one of the best midfielders in the world their own.
After watching Man Utd throw away a three-goal lead against Coventry over the weekend, former Premier League midfielder Robbie Savage insists the club s lack of leaders is now a huge worry .
, Savage said: I watched the Manchester United vs Coventry semi-final on the television and turned it off at half time because United were 2-0 up and I assumed the game was over at that point. Someone told me when Coventry had got it back to 3-2 so I put it back on and saw the equaliser. That period of extra time, wow. Can you imagine being a Coventry player in that? The decision to disallow their winner was correct, but it was a millimetre offside! After all the emotion you just knew that United would go on and win it from there.
📣 Might De Jong to United finally happen, just as Ten Hag heads towards the exit?
