Manchester United have increased their bid for 25-year-old Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong from a fixed 60m euros (£51.5m) to 65m euros (£55.8m), but the Spanish club want a minimum of 75m euros (£64.4m) for the Dutch international.

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Barcelona want to sign France defender Jules Kounde, but do not want to pay Sevilla's 60m euros asking price for the 23-year-old.

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Manchester United have made an initial offer of 60m euros - plus 20m euros in add-ons - for Barcelona's 25-year-old Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who has been contacted by manager Erik ten Hag.