Fabrizio Romano has supplied some perception into Frenkie de Jong’s state of affairs at Barcelona amid stories of the Dutch midfielder probably signing a brand new contract with the Catalan giants.
Writing in his unique CaughtOffside column, Romano defined that, regardless of what has been claimed elsewhere, it might nonetheless be a while earlier than Barca are capable of make any concrete progress on a brand new deal for De Jong resulting from Monetary Honest Play.
Barcelona have had some monetary points down the years, impacting what they will do within the switch market, and it may additionally imply they now should watch out with what they do in regards to the wages of De Jong and different key gamers.
The Netherlands worldwide has been an necessary a part of Xavi’s aspect, and one imagines Barca will probably be keen to maintain maintain of him, however it gained’t essentially be simply inexpensive, as he’ll absolutely really feel he’s value massive cash if he does renew.
“Frenkie de Jong – Regardless of stories, my understanding is that there’s nothing occurring proper now on a brand new contract for Frenkie de Jong,” Romano mentioned.
“His contract will probably be a subject for Barcelona within the subsequent months however it’s not one thing imminent, Barca have to repair totally different conditions with Monetary Honest Play first, so it’s going to take a while.”
