MANCHESTER UNITED are still in the hotseat to sign £71m Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, according to reports.
The Red Devils are ready to make the 25-year-old their highest paid player by matching his £450,000-a-week contract and the latest reports are that there will be a meeting imminently.
Erik ten Hag has made the Dutch midfielder his top target this summer but negotiations have been rumbling on for weeks.
Meanwhile, the club will not punish Cristiano Ronaldo for leaving Old Trafford ten minutes early on Sunday.
The wantaway Portuguese star made his return to action as the Red Devils drew 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano at the Theatre of Dreams.
SunSport can exclusively reveal the forward will NOT be sanctioned by United for his actions, but he has left those within the club unimpressed with his conduct.
And Leicester ace Youri Tielemans is ‘definitely’ interested in a switch to Old Trafford this summer despite his heavy links with Arsenal.
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