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Manchester City are ready to launch a full-blown attack to sign Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong after missing out on signing Declan Rice.
Rice will join Arsenal after the Gunners agreed a €120m fee with West Ham United to secure his services.
The English international was wanted by Pep Guardiola, but Man City were unable to meet West Ham’s asking price, something that was not a problem for Mikel Arteta.
However, Man City are not prepared to rule out the possibility of signing a new central midfielder, despite the summer arrival of Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea, and are preparing an offer to sign Dutch international De Jong, according to press reports. in Spain.
The former Ajax midfielder has been the subject of repeated interest from Manchester United since Erik ten Hag took charge of Old Trafford last summer, but the Red Devils have been unsuccessful in their attempts to sign him so far.
Now, it appears they have decided not to pursue De Jong and have signed Chelsea and England star Mason Mount, who will be officially announced as a Red Devils player in the coming days after turning down a contract extension at Stamford Bridge.
¿De Jong al Manchester City?
The Spanish publication has reported that De Jong is of interest to Man City and that the Citizens are willing to offer a fee of approximately €110m to Barcelona in an attempt to persuade the Catalan giants to sell the Dutchman.
If accepted, it would become the highest fee ever paid by a player from the Netherlands in history, a record currently held by De Jong himself with the 86 million euros Barcelona paid Ajax for him.
© ProShots – Frenkie de Jong, Barcelona
Guardiola sees Frenkie as the perfect replacement for Ilkay Gundogan, who joined Barcelona on a free transfer, having missed out on signing Rice and Jude Bellingham.
The midfielder has previously stated that he wants to continue his stay at the Camp Nou, but Barcelona remain in financial difficulties and could therefore cash in on one of his few salable assets. However, his contract with the LaLiga team will not expire until 2026, which could make a potential deal difficult.
2023-07-05 05:10:41
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