Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam believes Frenkie De Jong must be on the club’s shopping list this summer.
The Barcelona and Netherlands midfielder has long been linked with a move to Old Trafford and Stam told ComeOn: “Frenkie de Jong would be the ideal player for Man Utd, I think, to help them out because he’s so good on the ball. We can discuss his physique in the Premier League, maybe.
“Because if you go into 1v1s or the tackling part of it and the physical part, then of course he’s not the biggest, but he’s a very good player.
“And I think looking at Michael Carrick, how he wants to play, he also wants players who can control the game with the ball at their feet and be very dominant. Then you don’t need to defend very much.
“But Frenkie, yeah, he’s a world-class player. He’s one of the best midfield players there is, and he’s very comfortable on the ball, especially playing out from the back and dictating that and helping the team out to go forward and get into the final third to score goals.
“So, if the opportunity was there for United, I would help them out. I’ll go on my bike to Barcelona and bring him to United, no problem.”
Frenkie de Jong of Barcelona(Image: Judit Cartiel/Getty Images)