There is a threat of dramatic news for Frenkie de Jong. According to Football Espana FC Barcelona is considering selling the Orange international to make room for a new top acquisition.
The management of FC Barcelona intends to make a big hit in the transfer market in 2023. A return of Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) is priority number one, but Manchester City player Bernardo Silva is also high on the wish list. However, there is one problem: there is not enough budget for such a transfer.
The English-language medium writes that FC Barcelona seems forced to work a number of players from the payroll. Routiniers Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets are mentioned, but internally De Jong would also have been circled with red. In view of his high salary and current market value, he is an ideal player to sell.
For De Jong, this news would be a major setback. In his recent column for Caught Offside transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano stated that the former Ajax player does not intend to leave FC Barcelona for the time being. It now seems that the Catalan top club is still pushing him to the exit…
Opportunities are subject to change. Last updated 1 november 2022 20:57.
