Frenkie de Jong: Jaap Stam pushes for transfer to Man United

Stam heaped praise on his fellow Dutchman, saying he would be the perfect player for United due to his technical qualities and offered his services to help bring him to the north of England.

“I think Frenkie de Jong would be the ideal player, he is very good with the ball. We can talk about his physique in the Premier League, maybe, because if you look at the individual duels, the tackles and the physical aspect, of course he’s not the greatest, but he’s a very good player.

“So, if the opportunity presents itself for United, I would help them. I’ll cycle to Barcelona and bring him to United, no problem,” he said.

Deal unlikely

Despite United’s obvious admiration for De Jong, it does rather feel like the ship has sailed on a deal that looked all but done when Erik ten Hag was in situ at the club. Terms were seemingly agreed to see the midfield maestro make the move to United, but inexplicable financial issues at the Camp Nou played a huge role in the transfer falling through and saw De Jong continue his stay in Spain.

As mentioned, it feels as though INEOS are likely to be shopping in the Premier League for their first-choice targets after the signings of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo proved a success last summer.

Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton, Sandro Tonali and Carlos Baleba are players at the top of the wish list of the owners, who will be looking for at least two additions to the midfield before the new campaign.

Whilst De Jong would be an undoubted quality signing, it would be a huge shock to see Stam needing to hop on his bike and do any heavy lifting on the club’s behalf this summer.

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