I mean, top players have joined newly-acquired oil clubs in the first generation of their big-money transfers. This wouldn't be so different in principle. For all we know, he might have grown up a United fan, or he might fancy being seen as one of the key players who brought us back on track. Or he might simply be in it for the money, and we could be offering the best wages. People talk as if it's completely inconceivable that he would sign for United, but it's really not. It's known that Barcelona have to make a big sale before June 30th in order to remain afloat. That could very well be De Jong. Maybe nobody else was in for him with an adequate bid? Maybe he really does want to work with ETH again?