"He said, 'If I got the best out of am shouting at you, you get angry, you win more duels, you are more aggressive in a positive way. The Athletic says club bosses are weighing up a bid for the 35-year-old Leicester striker. The Reds had to come from behind for the second time in the opening two games of the 2022/23 Premier League season, eventually drawing 1-1 at Anfield. WHAT NEXT? Erik ten Hag hands Man United six-man transfer shortlist, with several Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. United have already claimed one trophy in 2022-23, following a Carabao Cup final triumph over Newcastle, and remain in the hunt for Europa League and FA Cup honours. SunSport reported three days ago that De Jong is still wanted by United. Personal terms are still to be finalised with the 23-year-old but it is understood Wolves are optimistic a deal can be completed quickly after they agreed to pay Sporting an initial 38m, with a further 4.2m in potential add-ons. Bids were made from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the US and of course club fan Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Their 790m takeover in the summer of 2005 came by way of a leveraged buyout: when a significant amount of borrowed money is used to fund the acquisition of a company, with the debt secured against that company itself. Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is open to a summer transfer to Barcelona, boosting Manchester United's chances of signing Frenkie de Jong. One major sticking point, however, is that Barcelona are also enjoying a resurgence and De Jong has played an instrumental role under Xavi this season. Nottingham Forest are reportedly close to signing Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar this summer. Something went wrong, please try again later. Perrone has joined City for a miniscule fee of around 9.3 million and Pep Guardiolas side have reportedly beaten competition from the likes of Wolves, Benfica and Newcastle to sign him. He wanted to stay with us and there was no doubt," the Spaniard declared ahead of last month's Europa League clash with United. Man Utd news LIVE: De Jong transfer interest REVIVED, Qatar takeover 1 priority this summer but things are moving slowly. Manchester United target striker and midfielder to boost Erik ten Hag Who is Maximo Perrone? Man City's new talent compared to Frenkie de Jong Maybe De Jong will turn down Manchester City after all; Paul Pogba did, according to Fabrizio Romano. Real Madrid want to sign Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham but are unwilling to stump up 130million, according to ABC. The Mirror reports that Frank Lampard and chairman Bill Kenwright are determined to keep the England U21 star, and it will take a significantly increased offer to get them to come to the table. Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is open to a summer transfer to Barcelona, boosting Manchester United 's chances of signing Frenkie de Jong. FootballTransfers (FT) is a project designed to fulfill the massive interest in the transfer market and provide a realistic, algorithmically-driven valuation of football players. Like United's stars - notably Cristiano Ronaldo before he left and Marcus Rashford - the Eagles players also had to cope with Ten Hag's disciplinary code. Stoke City FC (@stokecity) August 16, 2022. "It's a little bit boring because you have no opponents to play.".