Jim Ratcliffe prepares the money, Man United already know the price for De Jong

Manchester United’s minority stakeholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe received massive news in the last few hours about his plans to rebuild the senior club’s squad for the next few years, as he already knows the price to pay for Barça’s player Frenkie De Jong.

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The Dutch midfielder would have been one of the main players required by Erik Ten Hag to the INEOS’ board, which would try to respond to the manager’s demands by making a huge effort in the market.

In this sense, according to the Catalan journal Sport, Manchester United would have already been told the asking price to pay for the player, which would be really different to the expectations that the Red Devils had for the player.

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What’s the asking price for De Jong?

Following these sources, FC Barcelona would be willing to sell the player, but they would be unlikely to let him go for less than €100 million, which would require a great effort by Manchester United in the next summer transfer window.