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Barcelona want to defend Frenkie de Jong. But financial conditions made Los Cules inevitably have to let go of the Dutch player.
Barcelona was indeed hit by a severe crisis after the COVID-19 pandemic struck two years ago. The club’s debt swelled to 1.3 billion euros which cost them Lionel Messi last season.
Not only that, Barcelona are also closely monitored by LaLiga’s expenses and income so they can’t just buy players. Barcelona, which has a minus salary cap, must be able to release two players first before bringing in players.
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Even when they have signed free players like Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen, Barcelona have not been able to register them. The same fate will befall Raphinha who has just been recruited from Leeds United.
Therefore, Barcelona had to release several players in the summer. One of those who had to be sold was Frenkie de Jong, who was actually a mainstay in Barcelona’s midfield. United are currently in negotiations with Barcelona for De Jong.
MU actually has given an offer of 75 million euros plus bonuses received by Barcelona. However, the problem is that De Jong does not want to move because he feels that Barcelona still owes the rest of the salary that was cut during the pandemic.
This condition puts Barcelona in a tight position because they have to sell De Jong so that his balance sheet does not get worse. Moreover, they are now also eyeing Robert Lewandowski to be hooked.
“Frenkie is a very important player and we rely on him. However, we know that the rules of LaLiga require us to sell players. I have no further comment (about the deal with Man United),” said Barcelona sporting director Mateu Alemany here. Football Espana.
However, on a different occasion, Barcelona president Joan Laporta insisted that De Jong would not be sold and would be brought along on a pre-season tour to the United States.
(mrp/pur)
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