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  Manchester United 'are interested in  Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong' as  they scout potential replacements for Paul  Pogba. The French midfielder is expected to leave  Old Trafford when his contract expires next  summer and will be able to begin negotiations  with potential suitors from January. But United may have already identified the  player to fill Pogba's boots in 24-year-old  Holland international De Jong. Reports in Spain have suggested cash- strapped Barcelona are willing to let De  Jong leave the Nou Camp for £75million,  just three years after they signed him from  Ajax. Manchester City have been linked with  him, with some reports hinting a swap deal  for Raheem Sterling could be in the offing. But The Independent say that United could  also join the race for a player who has  racked up 107 appearances for Barcelona  since his £65m transfer in 2019. De Jong, who has made 38 appearan...

 

  Jadon Sancho has been told he made  a 'mistake' joining Manchester United in  the summer on the day he was dropped from  Gareth Southgate's England squad over  a lack of game-time. Sancho, 21, looked set to be the next  Old Trafford superstar when he swapped  Borussia Dortmund for United in a £75m deal  in July, but that move was soon eclipsed by  Cristiano Ronaldo's return and the winger  has found it hard to break his way into Ole  Gunnar Solskjaer's team, even as they  have struggled for form. Sancho suffered another setback on Thursday  as he was overlooked for England manager  Gareth Southgate's squad, and Germany  legend Lothar Matthaus believes the youngster  will be regretting his summer switch now. Speaking to Sky Sports, Matthaus said: 'You  see the players who are playing in Man  United. You have Rashford, you have Ronaldo ... this means you have two from three and  then you have ...