Frenkie de Jong reported for duty to Barcelona’s pre-season training camp on yesterday afternoon along with the other players who were representing their respective national teams into June. Before his first session he met with Xavi Hernandez, Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff to try to understand his situation.
That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who report that Xavi and De Jong had already had a conversation at the end of last season to make his personal position clear. For Xavi, De Jong is a footballer of fundamental importance. If he could have his way there’s no question that De Jong would stay at Camp Nou for many years.
But there are other concerns at play and they were explained by Alemany and Cruyff. Barcelona’s financial issues are well documented at this point and a huge sale of the type De Jong’s would be could ease a whole host of problems the Catalan club are currently trying to navigate – this wouldn’t just be through the transfer fee received but also in the €30m in wages saved.
The only way De Jong could stay at Barcelona would be if he agreed to a substantial pay-cut, and it’s understood that’s highly unlikely. Of the clubs interested in prising him from Camp Nou, it’s thought Chelsea and Manchester United are the frontrunners.
Billnardthandiwe
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busy forcing de jong to leave whilst begging umtiti,depay,pjanic,braithwaite and neto to leave. The players we are suppose to chase are the one we are begging to leave.
jiyaenortz
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w ea tired of this story of ths player if you dnt whnt to sell hm syd it totally
Lovebug2
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Barcelona must just give Manchester Umtiti instead of de Jong
rezruz
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Laporta framing Frenkie as greedy and costly, no gratitude for the 3 (!) wagecuts he accepted last season, all forgotten by selfish ego Laporta.
coaacdeln
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Let Barca board resolve this Frankie matter and let's move on pls, there's no time. We still need Lewandowski and Raphinha.
Gannymalta
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whatever you discuss in that meeting, it is about your future de Jong. If they don't want You, opportunity exists out there to be a star in a team abandoned by stars 🤩
koebilnsz
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the meeting is on going...
ManUnited-Red
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They are so greedy just for one player 🤡🤡🤡
Eltonmentor
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How many times de Jong will key meeting with Barca about his future Barca just let this guy be
fihacepy
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man u fans after crying gallons of tears
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Dry joke
fihacepy
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man u fans after crying gallons of tears
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Dry jokes.
Fauzisma
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they if Messi leave Barcelona be at good moment then the king leave they are still crying crying crying they have Spanish players are 30+ instead of telling them to leave they are attacking...players
mexicodegreat
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Barcelona should sell him to fund their debts
Abdulsamadjr
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man u fans after crying gallons of tears