According to reports, Real Madrid are seriously studying the signing of Manchester United-linked Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
De Jong joined Barcelona from Ajax for around £86million in July 2019 and has made 213 appearances for the club.
He has been a consistent performer in Catalonia but has been constantly linked with an exit during his time there.
The Blaugrana have always been open to selling the Dutch midfielder to relieve some of their financial pressure, with Joan Laporta agreeing to sell him to two summers ago.
De Jong had no intention of moving to Old Trafford to reunite with his old Ajax manager Erik ten Hag, even though Barcelona agreed a £63m fee with the Premier League giants.
Personal terms were never agreed with De Jon…