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Mercato: €60M deal, PSG was trapped
Published on April 15, 2024 at 00:00
In 2019, Ajax Amsterdam had a superb epic in the Champions League. The men coached by Erik ten Hag will go to the semi-final after eliminating Real Madrid and Juventus. This squad includes Frenkie de Jong, who plays as a midfielder. Falling under his spell, PSG thought they had completed his transfer, but Ajax trapped him.
PSG tried to make a big move in 2019. Indeed, the capital club was well on its way to recruiting Frenkie de Jong. However, the latter finally signed a five-year contract with the FC Barcelona. Before the quarter-final return between the FC Barcelona and the PSG, let’s come back to this failed transfer.
PSG makes €60m offer for Frenkie de Jong
As recalled by L’Équipe, the transfer of Frenkie de Jong to the PSG collapsed in 2019. However, after numerous positive discussions with all possible circles, the capital club expected to recruit the Dutch international. Ajax would have expected between €70 and €90M, but PSG, certain that a European club would not pay such a sum, is content to make an offer of €60M, accepted by the Dutch managers…
An offer used to raise the stakes
At this time, it is December 2018 and all the lights are green at Paris. Manchester City et Pep Guardiola withdraw from negotiations. But Ajax would have used this Parisian offer to raise the stakes. A plan that worked, since ultimately, Frenkie de Jong will leave FC Barcelona against the sum of €86M, including €11M in bonuses. The agreement is total and the PSG can only see the damage. It is then January 23, 2019. In three weeks, all the work d’Antero Henrique et Maxwell fall in the water.
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