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Erik ten Hag's refusal to give up on his Frenkie de Jong dream is contributing to Manchester United's inertia in the transfer market, it has been reported.
The Dutchman, who coached De Jong at Ajax, has identified the midfielder as his primary summer target with United having done everything they can to prise him away from Barcelona this summer.
With the Catalan club's finances in a diabolical state of affairs, De Jong is still owed around £17m in deferred wages which he has not been willing to forgo. Barcelona have told him to leave or accept a significant reduction in his pay packet.
Manchester United continue to chase the midfielder Frenkie de Jong having agreed a deal in July
According to The Mirror, United's difficult summer in bringing in fresh faces to improve the squad is being caused by Ten Hag's insistence that De Jong is the man to fix their problems.
Having agreed a £70m deal with Barcelona for the midfielder in July, the move has since stalled and there seems little budging from De Jong on the wages he
