Frenkie de Jong is the player of FC Barcelona that sounds stronger in the transfer market. Although the Barça economic vice-president Eduard Romeu insisted on his interviews this Friday (RAC1, What do you play?) that in their accounts the transfer of the Dutch midfielder is not contemplated at all as a budgetary obligation, information continues to arrive of the strong interest of the Manchester United to achieve his transfer. The Guardian reported that the Old Trafford club is willing to raise the offer to present at the Camp Nou to convince the Catalan leaders. According to this information, if a few days ago they intended to pay at most 60 million euros and another 10 in variables, now they are considering reaching 70 million in fixed plus bonus.
In 2019, FC Barcelona, still under the mandate of Josep Maria Bartomeuagreed to pay the Ajax 75 million euros and another 11 in variables to unblock his transfer. De Jong’s high record, with a contract until 2026, would be a problem for Barça, which intends to lower its wage bill much more to continue approaching the standards of the big European clubs, with clearly cheaper squads in terms of salaries than the one it has the Barça entity.
Frenkie de Jong’s latest statements when he was asked about Manchester United’s interest in his signing, following the instructions of his new coach Erik ten Hag, they were elegant with the English club but at the same time defining where their head continues to be. “You’re always flattered when teams show interest in you as a player, but I’m at the biggest club in the world right now,” he said. Ten Hag continues to insist on signing him after having him under his command at Ajax, which reached the semifinals of the Champions League in 2019.
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