The Dutchman’s holiday is over, and on Monday, he will return to first-team training along with the rest of the international players. It will not be an easy return.
De Jong is inclined to stay at Barca
Frenkie de Jong is already in Barcelona. The Dutchman’s holiday is over, and on Monday, he will return to first-team training along with the rest of the international players. It will not be an easy return. On the contrary, the situation in which the footballer finds himself will be very complicated. Barcelona want to sell him and, in fact, have opened negotiations with Manchester United. The player, on the other hand, is inclined to stay. There will be an urgent meeting between the two parties now that the player is back in Barcelona. The player and his agent, Ali Dursun, want to know first-hand what the club’s position is. Both are furious about the way the board is handling the issue.
They don’t like the fact that news of the negotiations with United have been leaked and that the player’s contract has been revealed. They even perceive a propaganda campaign against the Dutch midfielder.
The Dutchman is one of the club’s most valuable assets in the market
For their part, the Catalan giants are very clear about their position and do not intend to back out of it. The first proposal will be to ask for a significant salary reduction as the player will be paid 21 million euros next season and almost 28 million euros the following year, in addition to the variables that he can get for games played and titles won. The club is amidst a significant restructuring of the squad’s wage scale and cannot afford contracts like De Jong’s. If De Jong does not accept this proposition, the second plan is to sell the midfielder, who is one of the club’s most valuable assets in the market. Here the work has already advanced because the Barcelona technical department has been negotiating for some time with Manchester United, who are very interested in the player.
Erik Ten Hag, the club’s new coach, worked with him at Ajax and wants to turn him into the team’s midfield conductor. However, it won’t be easy to convince him and here arrives the second problem. The player does not want to leave Barcelona. His main goal is to stay put. He has just bought a new house, and his wife is pleased living in Barcelona. Furthermore, he has a contract which has years to run until 2026. There are very complex days ahead as far as the relationship between Barcelona and De Jong is concerned.