Manchester United have made a breakthrough in their bid to sign Frenkie de Jong with an initial fee now agreed with Barcelona, sources have told ESPN.
United are set to pay €65 million up front for the midfielder, who is Erik ten Hag's top summer target.
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Performance-based add-ons which could take the cost above €80m are still to be agreed and sources close to negotiations have told ESPN that the deal is not yet done and that there are still "significant" hurdles to overcome.