Report on 80 million offer
“Of course I know that Barcelona need money, and a big offer for Frenkie could help,” John de Jong announced last winter, with a view to the possible sporting future of his son Frenkie – Manchester United is one for the de Jong family at this point Comparatively lower priority option (“The weather is often bad there. Of course it’s about football, but that also plays a role”), but the “Red Devils” of all people are now enticing Barça and the Dutchman with a lucrative offer.
According to media reports, the Premier League club is offering around 60 million euros for the 25-year-old, who switched from Amsterdam to the Catalans for 86 million in 2019 – to date, the midfielder is the most expensive departure in Ajax’s club history. In addition to the weather forecast, a decisive factor in the course of a possible change should also be Erik ten Hag, who will steer fortunes in Manchester from the start of the coming season and under whom de Jong played a total of 59 games at Ajax and 2018/19, which is probably his best season to date. Ten Hag is tinkering with the squad for next season, when United have already made four departures at center with Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Nemanja Matić and Juan Mata.
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Here de Jong could provide a remedy. The financially troubled Barcelona, however, should at least be weak given the allegedly offered 20 million euros in bonuses in addition to the 60 million transfer fee. De Jong’s contract with Spain runs until 2026. Over the past year, the 41-time national player had lost around 30 million euros in market value, so far he had been denied the big breakthrough at Barça.
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