the future of Frenkie de Jong is still up in the air and the possibility of ending up in Manchester it keeps. Starting tomorrow, he will begin his vacation after the dispute over the Netherlands-Wales of this Tuesday although with the mobile phone nearby in anticipation of possible movements since his speech is no longer as forceful as before about his unshakable desire to stay in the FC Barcelona. The Dutchman knows that the Barça club is in need of money and that it has ceased to be non-transferable despite the fact that Xavi Hernandez likes. The technician would accept his departure if another midfielder of equal or better level arrives and his chosen one is Bernardo Silva.
The Manchester City and Pep Guardiola would not oppose the departure of the Portuguese, as MD has already reported, if a good offer arrives and the pieces could fit there if a barter were to be considered. Journalist Fabrizio Romanospecializing in market issues, points out that the current champion of the Premier League has always been interested in getting hold of the services of frenkie. Not surprisingly, in January 2019, the Barça ended up winning the bid for the international ‘oranje’ with the City and the PSG.
the club of Etihad Stadium does not consider paying a figure of around 85 million euros (the Barça paid 75+11 to Ajax three seasons ago) but there is the option of an exchange with Bernardo Silva. The accounts would balance better both at City like Barça, who could compute the least pending amortization of the player who left and divide the transfer figure by the campaigns for which each one signed. To the Barça he has about 40 ‘kilos’ left frenkiewhile Bernardowhich from Monaco cost 50 to City in 2017, it is almost amortized having signed for five years and then renew until 2025. Of course, as Romano points out, there have been no contacts yet between clubs regarding a possible exchange.
Bernardo Silva He also said that once his commitments with Portugal there could be news about his future. “The Barça? We’ll see what happens at the end of the season”, said the Portuguese international last week, who played for the last time on Sunday in the defeat against Swiss (1-0).
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