MU is confident of having De Jong in the summer of 2023, Messi has closed the contract with PSG, Man City has the advantage to sign Jude Bellingham are the latest transfer news today, December 25.
MU is still determined to sign De Jong with it

Sport newspaper reported, MU fully believe that De Jong can be persuaded to come to Old Trafford to play football in the summer of 2023.
The source confirmed, Erik ten Hag is still determined not to give up his former student at Ajax, and that is exactly the player he needs in his winning scheme with MU.
The Red Devils pursued De Jong throughout the summer of 2022 but failed. Recently, President Joan Laporta stated that Barca have no intention of selling the Dutch midfielder because he is “one of the best players in La Liga”.
However, the MU leadership said that the big boss Barca was “acting” and that was just a way to increase the price of De Jong, but really wanted to sell.
The only problem is the decision of De Jong, who chose to stay at the Nou Camp.
It was recently reported that De Jong spoke with coach Erik ten Hag and he promised to reconsider coming to play at MU.
Messi closes contract with PSG

“Forget the American pro award,” noted journalist Guillem Balague, biographer of Messiupdate on the future of the legendary number 10.
According to the Spanish football expert, Messi has reached an agreement in principle with PSG, both for the duration of the contract and the salary.
The 35-year-old striker is expected to sign a 1 + 1 contract with the Paris team that, if the agreement is reached, will be until the summer of 2024.
Balague added that Barca did not make any offers. And with Messi choosing to stay at PSG, forget about him coming to play in the US professional league.
Before and during the 2022 World Cup, it was reported that Messi could move to David Beckham’s Inter Miami with 2 close friends Luis Suarez and Cesc Fabregas.
However, that possibility may only happen in the event that Messi does not win the gold cup with Argentina. And now, due to the sweet results, Messi wants to continue to devote to his country’s national team, there is no reason why he would go to the US … to retire!
Man City confident of winning Jude Bellingham

Man City increasingly confident of winning the race to sign Jude Bellingham from Dortmund.
The English player is likely to leave Dortmund at the end of the season and many leading European clubs lined up to get the 19-year-old star, including Liverpool, Man City, Real Madrid, MU, etc.
According to The Sun, Man City is in the strongest position to own Jude Bellingham, because of Pep Guardiola’s presence at Etihad. Not to mention, the Green Man also has Erling Haaland, who is said to have invited Bellingham to join the team again.
At the 2022 World Cup, Jude Bellingham made 5 appearances for England, scoring 1 goal and providing 1 assist.