Frenkie De Jong will take up most of it 🤑 A HUGE blow! 😳
Ten Hag has only been given an initial budget of £100 million, which means the deal to sign De Jong will take up a big chunk, as he's expected to cost around £68 million.The Barcelona midfielder has been the new boss' number one target since he agreed to move to Old Trafford, having worked with him previously at Ajax.Jesse Lingard and Nemanja Matic having left the club already this summer, it makes sense that the new manager would want a midfielder.
However, there's also clearly more positions in the team that need strengthening and the remaining £30 million isn't likely to help them enough. and going back to his former side is expected, with Antony fancied by the Dutchman, but Ajax wanting a similar price that United are to spend on De Jong.Ten Hag can increase his budget with departures, and Eric Bailly and Anthony Martial are amongst those who could leave, but those sales will delay any incomings.With the disliked owners, the Glazers, already having taken £11 million out of the club in recent days, the news about a lower budget will not go down well.
, this time when the new manager gets his first taste of Old Trafford, at a pre season friendly against Rayo Vallecano.