De Jong decides: I take over from him, Carlos Soler, is ready

The situation

The transfer of Frenkie de Jong to Manchester United enters a decisive week and the last word, with the clubs almost in agreement on a figure that could be around 80 million euros, lies with the player. At the moment, Barcelona has the terms of the plan. The intention in May, that the Barcelona club had made the decision to sell him because they had reached an agreement with Carlos Soler , was that his transfer would be closed before June 30. The emergencies are less because, thanks to the suspension of article 67 of the club’s statutes, Laporta does not have the obligation to sell in a hurry because although Barca Ends this week the course with losses, the president will not have to resign. But Barcelona’s planning is at stake; Xavi presses on, and that is why the intention is to get rid of De Jong as soon as possible to activate the Carlos Soler operation, who closed a four-year deal with the Barcelona club plus an optional one a couple of months ago; and he expects news on vacation from him. Although Mateu Alemany has had the signing between eyebrows since he arrived at Barcelona, Xavi has also given him the go-ahead. 

The details

He likes the versatility and competitiveness of the internationals and would finish completing an already wide circle of internationals: Eric, Alba, Busquets, Gavi, Pedri, Ferran, Ansu… Barcelona has agreed with Valencia to close the operation at 20 million euros. But everything is pending Frenkie de Jong , for whom it was a tremendous impact that Barcelona told him that he had to get rid of him to balance his accounts. The Dutchman has had to gradually assimilate the situation because he does not consider himself the center of Barcelona’s ills. However, he has not performed as well as the crack that was expected upon his arrival in 2019 and that is what has hurt the former Ajax player the most: that he knows he is not essential. De Jong is consoled by the fact that United, despite not being in the Champions League, is still a giant and is trained by Ten Hag, who is going to make him general captain of the club.