Breaking news: Manc Utd 'consider Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong as replacement for Pogba'

 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 appearances 

for Holland, was seen as Barcelona's future

 but their colossal debt of over £1billion is likely

 to force a firesale of key players.

United's lack of an effective central midfield

 was a contributing factor to the poor run 

of results that led to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 

getting the sack over the weekend.

Pogba is currently out injured with a thigh 

problem but the French World Cup winner 

has never scaled the expected heights since 

returning to United in 2016.

He wants his current £290,000-a-week contract

 to be doubled to match the £480,000-a-week

 of top earner Cristiano Ronaldo if he is to 

consider staying at United.

With Pogba linked to Real Madrid, Paris 

Saint-Germain and former club Juventus,

 his agent Mino Raiola fanned the flames 

by saying last week that 'December is the 

month of dreams' when it comes to transfers.