One of the objectives that was set Barcelona for this season was the renewal of its column spine to ensure it for the future. Four key players whose contract ends in 2026: Araujo, Gavi, Pedri and De Jong. The continuity of the latter, however, is not at all clear. In recent days everything has been said about his future. That he wants to leave, that he wants to stay, that he has a lower offer… The reality is that at this moment everything is up in the air.
Barcelona transferred him a formal renewal offer to the player before the Christmas holidays. After several conversations between Deco and Ali Dursun, the player’s representative, the club offered him to extend his contract for three more years, until 2029. It is a key offer since it would mean that the best years he has left as a footballer would be spent with the Barça team. because he would end his commitment at 32 years old.
Offer that does not improve your file
However, it was an offer that did not improve his current contract. At Barcelona they consider that he already has a very high salary and they are not going to increase it. The footballer’s base salary for this season is 18 million euros, the same as the next and one more for 25/26. And the club’s offer is based on these figures. It must be taken into account that this season and the last one also have bonuses that together represent almost 13 million more euros.
Frenkie de Jong, in the match against Rayo.
Silence of the Dutch
And there it stayed. The footballer has not responded since then to the Barça offer. The Dutchman is thinking about what he will do in the future. He has this offer from Barcelona on the table and both he and his family are very comfortable in the Catalan city. Plus, they just had a son. However, at a sporting level there may be doubts.
Problems with Fair Play
De Jong is seeing how the team is not performing at a good level. And the most worrying thing is that the Financial Fair Play is tightening and there are no omens of anything good for the next season in which there will continue to be problems in signing. It is also true that these problems will not last forever and the club’s financial situation will improve in coming years. And what Barcelona offers him is a long-term contract.
Laporta support
De Jong has the invaluable support from the president to continue in the club. In fact, when the possibility of him leaving the club was raised two seasons ago, Laporta intervened to close Frenkie’s door and prevent him from leaving the team. The problem that Barcelona has now is that it urgently needs money. What was then solved with the famous levers, now it will be fixed with the sale of players. And De Jong has a poster. Barça knows that with him they can make a good sale. The price that the club set is to recover the 86 million (75 fixed and 11 in variables) that it paid at the time.
2024-02-14 18:07:25
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