Frenkie de Jong’s future at Barcelona is hanging within the steadiness – and Liverpool are carefully monitoring the scenario forward of a possible summer time transfer.
The Dutch midfielder could possibly be on the transfer, however he must take a pay lower. The 27-year-old is at present below contract on the Camp Nou till 2026, however his hefty wage has grow to be a burden for Barcelona.
The membership is keen to money in whereas they’ll, viewing his departure as a method to ease their monetary pressure.
Regardless of this, De Jong stays decided to see out his contract in full, figuring out that none of his suitors are prepared to match his present wage of round €19 million per yr. It’s believed that Barcelona already pushing for a sale to release funds and decrease their wage invoice.
A report from TeamTalk states that Barcelona are open to affords within the area of €35 million for De Jong, which is an quantity Liverpool see as truthful worth. Nonetheless, it’s thought that the true problem lies in convincing the midfielder to just accept a considerably decrease wage package deal, which he must settle for at Anfield.
Juventus May Enter the Race for Frenkie de Jong
However there’s a spanner within the works, as in current weeks, Juventus have additionally entered the dialog, the location stories. With Douglas Luiz struggling to impress, the Italian giants have made inquiries about De Jong’s availability. Whereas the switch price itself wouldn’t be a problem for Juve, they, too, are unwilling to pursue a deal until De Jong is open to decreasing his wage calls for.
De Jong arrived at Barcelona from Ajax in January 2019 for round £60m and has since racked up 237 appearances. He has been an important participant at instances however has struggled for constant minutes below Hansi Flick, lacking the primary eight La Liga video games this season as a consequence of an ankle harm.
