HERE WE GO: Manchester United has finally defeated Chelsea and Liverpool in the transfer battle by acquiring a midfield player for £70 million. A verbal deal was struck last night, and the player’s jersey is currently being delivered for today’s medical.

Manchester United are aiming to sign a new midfielder before the transfer window closes.

The Red Devils have been linked with Paris Saint-Germain’s Manuel Ugarte in recent weeks, but a deal could be hard to pull off due to the demands of the French champions.

Les Parisiens are eyeing around £60 million for the former Sporting CP man and they have no plans of reducing their valuation despite the recent arrival of Joao Neves.

This could force the Red Devils to look at alternative options and Sport today (page 6) claim that the club could make a fresh approach to sign Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong.

It is reported that United will ‘spare no effort’ to try and sign the Netherlands international, but they face a big hurdle with De Jong reluctant to part ways with the Catalan giants.

The former Ajax man previously turned down the chance to join United two years ago.

De Jong, who is currently nursing an ankle injury picked up last season, has two years left on his contract on a huge salary. Barcelona are open to selling him for £51m.

The club are desperate to return to the 1:1 spending rule but require a significant sale.

Sport claim that the arrival of De Jong at United would be the ‘icing on the cake’.

United unlikely to sign De Jong due to multiple reasons
United manager Erik ten Hag was determined to reunite with De Jong in 2022. The club reached an agreement with Barcelona, but the midfielder refused to negotiate terms.