Erik ten Hag says he’ll promote from inside Manchester United’s squad if the membership fail to carry Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong to Outdated Trafford.
The Purple Devils are struggling to persuade Netherlands worldwide De Jong to ditch Barca and transfer to United this summer season.
Manchester United have already agreed a cope with Barcelona for the 25-year-old however De Jong’s desire is to remain on the Nou Camp regardless of his relationship with former Ajax boss Ten Hag.
With time probably working out for United to steer De Jong to make the transfer, Ten Hag says he may look to his present squad to fill the place.
‘What I can say is we’re searching for a participant who can play within the holding midfield place, however it must be the correct one,’ Ten Hag stated.
‘There aren’t many in that place able to the extent we demand. After we can’t discover him, we have now to cope with the gamers in our squad now and we are going to develop one in that place.
‘I can’t touch upon a sure participant. We’d like the correct participant. We’ve an inventory and we qualify because the participant who has the competence to play that position. We are going to strike the second the participant is offered.’
Ten Hag joined Manchester United from Ajax in April and admits he would have preferred the membership’s summer season enterprise to have been wrapped up already.
United accomplished offers for Tyrell Malacia and Christian Eriksen earlier within the month, whereas they’ve agreed a cope with Ajax for Lisandro Martinez.
‘The very best and essentially the most good scenario is once you begin pre-season with the squad absolutely geared up, however more often than not that’s not the very fact of soccer, so I’m practical and I’ve to cope with the very fact,’ the Dutch boss stated.
Ten Hag’s Manchester United proceed their pre-season schedule on Tuesday with a fixture in opposition to Premier League rivals Crystal Palace in Melbourne.
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