Manchester United will finally complete their first summer signing next week.
The Red Devils have held positive talks with Spanish giants, Barcelona over a deal for Frenkie de Jong.
United boss, Erik ten Hag made De Jong, who worked with him at Ajax, his top target this transfer window.
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Manchester United are desperately in need of midfielders following the departure of Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic and Jesse Lingard.
Ten Hag is keen on reuniting with the 25-year-old De Jong at the Theatre of Dreams and it appeared as though United were set to miss out on a deal for the midfielder as they struggled to agree a deal with Barcelona.
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But Sport now reports that the Red Devils are now “very close” to agreeing a deal with the La Liga giants, believed to be worth £68m.
It is claimed that United is expected to complete a deal for De Jong next week.
