Man Utd suffer more transfer woes with Frenkie de Jong alternative in ‘advanced PSG talks’ | Football | Sport

United appointed Erik ten Hag as their new manager earlier this year and the Dutchman has been tasked with restoring the team to their former glory following an egregious season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his interim successor Ralf Rangnick last time around. And Ten Hag is well aware that he needs new faces at the club if he is to have any chance of closing the gap on the teams battling for Premier League honours.Ten Hag has already signed Christian Eriksen, Tyrell Malacia and Lisandro Martinez this summer as he goes in search of a winning formula. But he had been heavily tipped to bring in De Jong at the start of the transfer window after mentoring him during his time in charge of Ajax.A move for De Jong is yet to materialise and is looking increasingly unlikely, with the ace keen to stay at the Nou Camp, where he has spent the last three seasons. And on Saturday, it was revealed that Ten Hag has now turned his attentions to Ruiz.READ MORE: Man Utd working on three separate deals in addition to Frenkie de Jong transfer The star, who is an outstanding passer of the ball and possesses excellent vision, can play as an attacking midfielder or a defensive midfielder and would provide Ten Hag with a versatile option in the middle of the pitch should he be able to thrash out a deal to sign him.But the 52-year-old could have left it too late as PSG look set to win the race to land him. The French giants brought in their own new manager ahead of the new campaign, with Christophe Galtier replacing Mauricio Pochettino earlier this summer after the former Tottenham boss was sacked. And Galtier will be looking to quickly make his mark in Paris.



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