Supporters reckon Barcelona are trying to send a message to Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong after Xavi once again played the central midfielder out of position in a pre-season game.
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Christian Eriksen has verbally agreed to join Manchester United on a three-year contract.
Senior United sources say they are preparing contracts for Eriksen to sign.
Eriksen, 30, is a free agent after spending three months with Brentford following his recovery from a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark during the European Championship.
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Former United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer approached Eriksen about the possibility of signing for the club three years ago but Eriksen preferred to join Inter Milan.
It is unclear if Eriksen will have a regular role in new manager Erik ten Hag's line-up but the Dane offers experience in the attacking third after Juan Mata left United.
Eriksen trained under Ten Hag at former club Ajax at the start of the year as he regained fitness.
United supporters sportingly applauded Eriksen when he took a corner at Old Trafford in Brentford's 3-0 defeat in May.
Eriksen could become new United manager Erik ten Hag's second signing, with the club expected to announce a deal for Tyrell Malacia later.
Malacia, 22, has arrived at United's Carrington training complex for the second round of medical tests before completing his £12.9million transfer from Feyenoord.
The Manchester Evening News revealed earlier today United want to complete five signings by the end of their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia. United's last game of the tour is against Aston Villa on July 23.
United are attempting to finalise the signing of Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong and submitted a bid for Ajax centre-back Lisandro Martinez last week. The club are also expected to sign a back-up goalkeeper to offset Dean Henderson's departure on a season-long
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