Frenkie de Jong’s situation at Barcelona is grist to the mill of Chelsea and Manchester United. Those two clubs have, according to Sport still interested in the playmaker from Arkel and De Jong’s recent interview in the Telegraphin which he lashes out at Barça’s club management, makes them hope to make a profit from the ‘Frenkie chaos’.
In the Spanish sports newspaper you can read that Chelsea and United are ‘still very interested in De Jong’s services’. The recent statements by the former Ajax player about the Barcelona club board have pricked up English ears, despite the fact that De Jong indicated in the same interview that he still wants to continue playing football in the Spotify Camp Nou. Nevertheless, both clubs are probably preparing an offer, should the situation change.
De Jong stated that he was not happy with the way Barcelona handled him in the transfer summer. “At one point a newspaper published things from my contract. I didn’t leak it and there was only one other party who also had the contract. So that had to come from the club. Then you think: this is not necessary. And suddenly there was a letter asking whether my contract was valid, because the previous chairman Bartomeu was no longer allowed to conclude it. I found it irritating that the club did it, but I had no influence on it. “
Through Enric Masip, advisor to club president Joan Laporta, the Catalan club reacted aggrieved. “I can say with full knowledge of the facts that the person in the club who most defended keeping Frenkie de Jong was someone with a first and last name: Joan Laporta. He never considered selling De Jong. Never , not even considering the club’s sensitive situation. Visca el Barca.”
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