FRenkie de Jong is already in Barcelona. The Dutchman’s vacations are over and this Monday he returns to first team training like the rest of the international players. It will not be a placid return. On the contrary, curves come because of the situation in which the footballer finds himself. Barcelona wants to sell him and in fact has opened negotiations with United. The player, on the other hand, is in favor of staying.
Koeman assures that De Jong wants to continue
meeting between the parties
There will be an imminent meeting between the two parties now that Frenkie is back in Barcelona. The player and his representative, Ali Dursun, They want to know first-hand what the club’s position is. There is a great deal of anger among them at how the Board is handling the matter. They didn’t like it leak the news of the negotiations with United or that the footballer’s contract has been revealed. They even see a campaign against the player.
pay cut
For its part, the Barça club is very clear about its position and does not intend to leave it. The first proposal will be ask for a pay cut This is important since the player will receive a fixed 21 million next season and almost 28 the next, in addition to the variables that he can get for games played and titles. The club is immersed in a deep restructuring of the pay scale of the template and cannot afford contracts like De Jong’s.
De Jong, in a match with Barcelona.
United lurks
If Frenkie does not accept this proposal, the second plan will come, which is midfielder sale which is one of the football assets of the entity with the largest market. Here the work has already progressed because the Sports Department, which has been negotiating with Manchester United who is very interested in the player. Ten Hag, his new coach, had coincided with him at Ajax and wants to make him the conductor of the English team.
Frankie doesn’t want to leave.
However, it will not be easy to convince him and here comes the second problem. The player does not want to leave Barcelona. His main objective is to continue at the Camp Nou. He has just bought a new house and his wife is delighted to live in Barcelona. And he’s got a contract to hold on to. Very complicated days are ahead regarding the relationship between Barcelona and De Jong.
