Erik ten Hag reportedly tried to bring Frenkie de Jong to Manchester United

In a post attributing the remarks to The Athletic, Fabrizio Romano quoted Erik ten Hag as saying he arranged meetings with Frenkie de Jong and tried to persuade him to join Manchester United, but the move did not happen. Ten Hag said he was not involved in the financial side of negotiations. Romano’s post does not date the meetings or explain why the move fell through.