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Manchester United has been linked with Barcelona's Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong again in recent days, because Ten Hag wants to sign a defensive midfielder, but the deal to bring in Paris Saint-Germain's 23-year-old Uruguayan star Ugarte has reached a deadlock. Therefore, the Red Devils have to look for other candidates, and the 27-year-old De Jong naturally becomes the protagonist. But fans don't need to expect or worry, because Manchester United will not introduce De Jong at all.

Ten Hag led Ajax to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019. De Jong was a core player he admired, so he wanted Manchester United to bring him in two years ago. Unfortunately, the Red Devils pursued him for three months at that time, and Barcelona had agreed to the offer, but De Jong himself refused to leave, and the transfer ultimately failed.

There is no doubt that Ten Hag and Manchester United admire De Jong and have always considered him one of the best midfielders in the world. However, the Red Devils also admire Ugarte, but they cannot bring him in because of the price factor. The cost of signing De Jong is higher than Ugarte, so it will be impossible to operate this summer.

De Jong's normal transfer fee will not be lower than Ugarte's. Even if Barcelona is eager to cut wages and reduce the price to 35 million pounds (40 million euros), the Dutch midfielder's income is much higher than Casemiro. De Jong's current weekly salary has reached nearly 700,000 euros, which will further undermine the salary structure!