In order to get the best out of Frenkie de Jong, clubs have to play in a unique way, and it's difficult to see where he'd fit in the premier league. There is a time and a place for this.
The Insider Notebook has the latest on Frenkie de Jong, who is rumored to be moving to the English league in January. Man United hopes to find De Gea's heir.
There is a move to: Man United eye goalkeeper recruitment.
According to sources, three teams are ready to lead the race for Frenkie if he leaves Barcelona in January.
Despite Barcelona's willingness to let the player leave, they are thought to have received encouragement that he might be willing to reconsider his future.
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United made the running for months and eventually agreed a deal worth an initial 65 million, rising to around 85m including add-ons, before Chelsea made contact late in the window. Despite huge pressure from Barcelona, the Netherlands international chose to stay in Spain, as they sought to balance the books and comply with the salary cap.
Barcelona are facing the prospect of failing to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League and that has given the chance of a January deal being struck.
N'Golo Kante will be out of action for four months after undergoing surgery. At the end of the season, Kante's contract will be up, as will Jorginho's. According to sources, Todd Boehly and his co-owners are trying to sign younger players to long contracts and they have a good relationship with the company that manages De Jong.
After spending around 240m in the summer transfer window, United's finances would have to be juggled. Sources said that the club have made contact with De Jong's representatives, and that they are in the market for a centralMidfielder.
To fire the starting pistol on a race for his signature, De Jong needs to change his mind.
The club is looking to hire a recruitment analyst to help them sign the best goalkeepers. Part of the expansion of the technical chief scout team is to find goalkeepers to be part of the first team.
Manager Ten Hag said that the club will wait before making a decision on whether or not to extend de Gea's contract. The player has a deal until the end of the season, but United have the option to extend it until the summer of 2024.
Martin Dubravka was signed on a season-long loan from Newcastle in the summer and Dean Henderson is under contract at United until at least 2025.
Robert Lewandowski scored a pair of goals to lead Barcelona to a victory.
Sources have said that Barcelona will not have their four captains next season.
Busquets and Roberto are both out of contract in the summer of 2019.
Both Pique and Alba have lost their places in the team this season, but Busquets is still present in the team. Roberto has featured frequently at right-back due to injuries. At some point after the World Cup, Busquets will make a decision on his future and is considering offers from MLS.
Roberto is the youngest of the group at 30 years old and the Catalan club would like to strengthen at right-back and in the middle of the field.
In addition to their large salaries, Alba and Pique are owed significant sums of money in deferred wages as both have 18 months to run on their contracts. If they want to move the duo on, they will have to find a club willing to take on their salaries.
The salaries being commanded by certain players have held the club back in the transfer market.
There are salaries that are much higher than market rates. It's made it hard for us to do transfers. Financial fair play is not possible with these players. The main goal is to get rid of those wages.
There is a chance that Mauricio Pochettino will take the manager's job at Villa.
According to sources, Mauricio Pochettino is prepared to wait for the right opportunity to return to management in the premier league.
Villa's 12th defeat in their last 22 games left them in the bottom half of the table and led to the departure of captain Steven Gerrard.
Villa's owners are prepared to spend in January to improve a squad that has not won a game this season, according to sources. Despite being highly regarded at Villa Park, the 50-year-old could still get offers from other places.
Sources say that after taking charge of Paris Saint-Germain, Mauricio Pochettino made the final two to become Manchester United's manager, but was overlooked for the job.
After firing Thomas Tuchel earlier in the season, it was decided that Graham Potter would be the new boss of the club. Sources said that despite missing out on two top jobs in England, he still wants to return to the country where he began his managerial career.
Several clubs will assess their managerial situation at that point due to the possibility of a new manager having a lengthy period without games to settle into a job
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