Frenkie de Jong has implied his relationship with Barcelona is not exactly great, yet is resolute that he never needed to leave the club during a turbulent summer that saw him linked with both Manchester United and Chelsea.
The Catalan goliaths, frantic to recover a portion of the cash they spent during an aggressive enlistment drive, really gave De Jong a final proposal to leave or accept a significant decrease in salary.
United, oversaw by De Jong’s previous guide at Ajax, Erik ten Witch, postponed a £72 million bid for the 25-year-old. However, De Jong was hesitant to move to Old Trafford because of the nonattendance of the Bosses Association.
Chelsea, in the interim, detected an open door themselves yet couldn’t persuade the Netherlands international to subscribe to Todd Boehly’s reconstructing project at Stamford Bridge.
Eventually, De Jong wound up staying at Barcelona, and even though he has featured regularly this season, he is certainly not a reliable starter on Xavi’s side and conceded he is a long way from being satisfied with having an impact job.
Frenkie De Jong Spoke on his Relationship with Barcelona
At the height of the speculation over his future, Barcelona effectively drove a smear campaign against De Jong following his refusal to accept a decrease in salary, which prompted his fans to boo him.
De Jong when questioned about his relationship with Barcelona he said pointedly: ‘Between me and my teammates nothing has changed.’
‘There are so many programs and papers who make things up. Look, a lot has happened and yes things were a little troubled, but my own decision was clear from the start.’
‘There are so many programs and papers who make things up. Look, a lot has happened and yes things were a little troubled, but my own decision was clear from the start.’
There are so many programs and papers that make things up. Look, a lot has happened, and yes, things were a little troubled, but my own decision was clear from the start.’
I can’t give too many details away. But look.. the club has its ideas and I have my ideas too, and sometimes these clash with each other. But at the end of the day, things went okay, “he said.”
