Not sure you know, the fact they're getting 500m+ from this lever, they might look at it and think, pay de Jong what he's owed, get him off the books and there's one less thing to worry about. They can then look into getting Silva if that's their desire
The biggest take I’ve got from Barca fans on their forum is that not only is FDJ an expensive asset with a high cash burn, he’s also not suited to the style of football Xavi wants to play. FDJ excels mostly in the CDM position where he dictates the play from. It appears Xavi prefers Busquets in that role with the likes of Pedri, Gavi and now Kessie to play ahead of him. Hence why Barca are wanting to ditch FDJ as it would naturally create an imbalance in their salary structure as he’s on considerably more than all the players that they are currently bringing in who are actually first XI players.
The only way I see FDJ staying at Barca is if he plays hard ball like Bale and just happy to be alienated from the team collecting his salary. Or if he accepts more than 50% pay cut to bring him in line with the others which I believe isn’t even allowed under la liga rules. 50% is the maximum allowed which was one of the reasons Messi had to leave.
Anyway it’s going to be a case of what matters more to FDJ, lifestyle and money or playing regularly.