The only thing he’s said in all of this is that he wants to stay at Barca. He has said this and probably feels he doesn’t have to repeat himself.
Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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But he could do nothing and get paid 425k a week. So if he decides to move to United he would be taking a pay cut of over 100k a week.
I think it's more of a case that Barcelona are stuck with Frenkie De Jong.
yes mate it would be, glad you agree
Nope. The whole point is, he’d be getting the 17m owed. + 300k /week.
So he’d actually be on a similar pay.
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Much needed injection of faith after yesterday
Those last 3 tweets are the most accurate ones I've seen in days.
Barcelona need him to leave. Even him taking a lower salary won't allow them to register all their new players, unless you think they are paying these new players about 25k per week each.
Barcelona need him to leave. Even him taking a lower salary won't allow them to register all their new players, unless you think they are paying these new players about 25k per week each.
None of these stories are news. Here's the facts:
- We've done a deal with Barcelona
- There's a certain logic and appeal to him signing for us where he's wanted and can link up with his old coach
- He probably preferred Barcelona at one point
- Barcelona are being massive cnuts
- The deal may or may not happen
- It probably still will because it's not really in anyone's interests for it not to
As suspected.
Total hardline from agent and player, will not even discuss transfer until they have confirmation that Barcelona will pay the monies owed in full.
Nothing has changed.
If he leaves, not only do they get to reassign his entire salary to register 2-3 players, they also get to put 75 million euros on the books of which they can afd 25% of this to their wage cap allowing them to register 2-3 more.
This is how getting rid of de Jong likely allows them to register most if not all of their new signings
This is how getting rid of de Jong likely allows them to register most if not all of their new signings
Clear as day Frenkie is coming. People need to chill.
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So he wants his money before leaving. Shock horror.
Either that or we're an even bigger joke than we thought possible. Exciting times!
Maybe they will agree to have their wages deferred?
I said it before let's just give the situation a little more time to resolve itself. It's frustrating as hell but it's necessary for the manager's top target if we want to show that we're willing to back the manager
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How is he not a starter and a wanted man for them anyway? Is a 17 year old Gavi really ahead of him on merit? Or will he quickly get into their first team midfield if he somehow stays?
But @Classical Mechanic’s mate said they’d never be held to ransom over 20m euros or so.
Clear as day he wants what is owed for the past two years, moreso if he’s gonna have to leave as why the feck then did he help them out with almost 20m euros? As a matter of principal, I’d make 100% sure the club pay me that if they want me to feck off, why should they basically nick that money off me?
As frustrated as I get, I do understand the hard line and it’s no doubt right one. Pay us the monies owed, or we won’t discuss a thing.
Makes the whole saga fecking drawn out though, Barca still think he’s bluffing and will sign a new deal, as they clearly think United is a shithole club, or that he’ll drop his demands if they keep playing as a second fiddle CB.
I watched all their preseason games and the minutes he spent in midfield was 0. Only when he drove forward with the ball from CB. It's sad, like watching a supercar stuck in 2nd gear.
Did they play him as a CB again last night?
He's one of the few sizeable sellable players they have (they won't want to sell an academy player) plus he's never really fit in at Barca given Busquets occupies the same space as him (in the 6 picking the ball up from the CB's)
What position did he play last night?
CB for 45 mins
Has always been like that, hence all the he does not want to leave stories. It is clear that there are two options now.
1. Barca finds another way to register all new players anyhow and therefore dont pay him and let him rot on the bench kost likely. Or 2., the pressure piles up, they cant register the new players, need to pay him out and sell him. Question is what will come first, looks like FdJ is playing it cool for the time being
Employee wants money he feels he's owed from Employer before leaving... who'd have thought it!
Let's just move to an alternative target instead. De Jong deserves to remain at the biggest almost bankrupt cnut of a club he is currently playing for.
He came on as CB in the second half, like every other pre-season game so far.
Fecking hell some footballing body needs to intervene this is a disgrace and straight up blackmail
Barca are just getting him ready for us while we iron out the kinks in the contract.
De Jong CB. Lisandro CM. It all makes sense now.
Done dealio.
De Jong CB. Lisandro CM. It all makes sense now.
Done dealio.
Has deadline day written all over it if Barca don't give in.
What a surprise......the situation is exactly where Simon stone and ducker reported it WEEKS ago. Thanks for posting the tweets mate!!
It's sounding very positive for us!!
They are really fecking him.
Why does he deserve that?
Xavi's comments alluded to the financial matter was dictating how they treated him on field. This is why I continue to scoff that those claiming he has "all the power". In a world cup year, there is a very good chance FDJ is a bench CB for Barca and gets like 20 mins every few weeks. They don't care, the fans have already turned on him. So yes, he can sit there and make his full wage, but they are going to destroy his career in the process.
That’s really just to keep him fit.
All the leverage contractually is with FDJ. Looks like we will run past 2000 pages and up until the final hour of the window!
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