DE JONG FUSS ALL WRONG

MANCHESTER UNITED’S pursuit of Frenkie de Jong is completely underwhelming.

He reminds me a bit of Martin Odegaard in the way he was trumpeted as the next big thing before moving to Spain then failing to reach the heights expected of him.

At least Odegaard was 16 when he joined Real Madrid, not 21, as De Jong was when he moved to Barcelona.

Don’t get me wrong, De Jong is a good player, he has all the attributes and would be a decent addition to the squad.

But I ask myself if he’s someone who will take United to the next level and the answer, frankly, is, ‘No’. Actually, he reminds me of Donny van de Beek.

Raving

Ajax produced a full-page farewell to Van de Beek when he joined United, saying ‘Look after him’. Edwin van der Sar, a legend at both Ajax and United, was raving about him, too.

Yet it didn’t happen for him at Old Trafford and I’m not sure it will for De Jong.

I know Van de Beek didn’t get the opportunities he deserved and De Jong

(right) will be given a chance by new boss Erik ten Hag.

But if I’m at

Liverpool or Manchester

City, I’m certainly not going to be worrying that

United look likely to sign

De Jong this summer.