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The summer transfer window is approaching, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals!
TOP STORY: Ten Hag, De Jong to reunite at Old Trafford?
Manchester United could reunite Erik ten Hag with Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong during the summer transfer window, reports Diario Sport.
The two were together at Ajax, and with Ten Hag looking to overhaul the Red Devils squad when he moves to Old Trafford at the end of the season, de Jong has emerged as one of United’s priorities.
Barcelona don’t want to see the Netherlands international leave, though, feeling that he can be a key player for the club as they aim to move forward under the stewardship of Xavi Hernandez.
The Spanish outlet adds that de Jong doesn’t want to leave the Camp Nou, but the emergence of ten Hag and United’s financial power could change that.
Even if the economic aspect means Barca could let the midfielder go due to their own issues, they will still aim to keep de Jong, as he is comfortable in Barcelona and believes the club’s project on the pitch can grow.
Ten Hag has criticised the role Barcelona have given de Jong in the past and could look to his former talisman to be the main man in his new midfield, with the likes of Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic set to depart United.
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10.34 BST: Seven of Europe’s biggest clubs are all chasing Benfica forward Darwin Nunez, according to Diario AS.
Nunez, 22, has scored 25 league goals in Portugal this season and netted six on the club’s run to the Champions League quarterfinals, including in both legs against Liverpool.
AS reports that Manchester United leading the race, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City keen, and Barcelona and Atletico Madrid also hopeful.
Uruguay forward Nunez is set to leave Benfica this summer and new United coach Erik Ten…
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