According to rumors, Man Utd manager Erik ten Hag will try again in the summer to capture Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
In an effort to lower their payroll, the Catalan giants attempted to sell the Dutch international to the Red Devils last summer.
It was claimed that Man Utd and Barcelona had even reached an agreement on a transfer cost, but De Jong had no desire to leave the Camp Nou.
But, Man United, who were forced to play in the Europa League this season, are now on course to qualify for the Champions League, thus Ten Hag's team may have an advantage in the summer compared to last year.
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Furthermore, Ten Hag "is eager to do it again" after last summer's "difficult" bid to get De Jong from Barcelona, according to Spanish publication Sport.
De Jong's possible arrival is referred to as a "galactic signing" for Man Utd, and the move "may transform the team's objectives," according to the article.
De Jong 'is aware that the possibility is still open in case he changes his mind,' but 'his ambition is to continue wearing the blaugrana and win titles with Barcelona.
A "reunion with Ten Hag could seduce him," though, since Man Utd is in a "good time" that could see them add the FA Cup and Europa League to their League Cup victory.
The Premier League was not a venue for complex tactical schemes, possession dominance, or the kind of slick, quick-paced offensive plays we see in the current game during the first ten years of Fergie's rule. English football was far behind continental Europe even by those standards at the time, and games were largely determined by winning individual skirmishes and waiting for the ideal opportunities to score. Above all else, it was about psychological and technical strength.
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