FINALLY DONE DEAL! SKY SPORTS ANNOUNCED! MANCHESTER UNITED NEWS 9

The excitement over Erik ten Hag‘s appointment in summer 2022 slowly turned to worry mid-summer when the club became increasingly obsessed with landing the manager’s number one transfer target, Frenkie de Jong, at all costs.
United agreed a £63 million fee with Barcelona, despite fears De Jong did not want to come. He did not change his mind.

There were fears United were going to waste the entire summer on it, just as the club did in David Moyes’ first summer, chasing Cesc Fabregas without success.

That ended up with a last-ditch pivot to Marouane Fellaini. In 2022, United ended up with Casemiro, a much better alternative – but he was no Frenkie de Jong.

The move for Casemiro provided some curiosity, he is a very different profile of player to De Jong. More combative, less comfortable on the ball, and Erik ten Hag is still searching for his alternative to the Dutchman, soon to enter his fourth transfer window in charge.
Ten Hag may not have to dip into the transfer market after all to find his De Jong, although The Guardian does claim United are continuing to monitor potential midfield signings.

The solution can come in the form of 18-year-old wonderkid Kobbie Mainoo, who Ten Hag has been li