Yeah, that bit is still baffling. I can only assume it's to play him at centre back.. which is weird.
They can absolutely afford to pay him, the choose to blow it on Lewy and Kounde instead.
I mean there's still a possibility they can't get him out, so better give some preparation to your 3rd choice CB as well. It also controls the narrative of him being an integral part of the project nicely for them
I think it’s absolutely mind games and sending a message. He is not wanted, he will not beat them, he has to leave.
Yes, this is correct. That's why they are in this mess. They really should have resolved the situation with de Jong earlier in the season, before embarking on a summer spending spree. Barca are now in danger of the worst of all possible outcomes for them (and us, I suppose), which is that De Jong tells them to go to hell and stays at the club on his current terms, resulting in Barca being unable to register one or more of their shiny new toys.
It's like a death row prisoner having the rope snap and insisting they try again with a new rope.
You can understand all this but contract is contract. No matter with who president was. We were stuck paying enormous wages to some players who wasn’t even players if you look at their performences. Barcelona should have paid him money instead of buying players.
Surely they could pay him his deferred wages over a set period of time, such as the length of time already agreed upon in his reworked contract, rather than as a lump sum. While selling him.
So you prefer body shaming to the use of the word cuckold? Text
That's what I assume will end up being agreed some time in late August. Ultimately, Barca need him gone if he isn't willing to take a pay cut, but they cannot afford to let him leave with €17m in his pocket.
If you're de jong and you are owed money and then see them buying Raphinha for £55m and wages of £5.5m net, plus Lewandowski for £40odd m plus net salary of £10m - you have every right to think Barca have the money to pay up his £17m with all those levels they've pulled
Agreed. I don't think he can make any indication of wanting to leave. If this goes to Court of Arbitration of Sport, he wants a solid case for constructive dismisal (I don't think it'll get to that - but the threat needs to be real). Barca are telling him that he needs to leave or take a pay cut - that's 100% constructive dismisal and De Jong needs to keep indicating his wish to stay until his continued employment is untenable.
Which one was that? I remember Da Silvas as CMs
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Indeed. Barca's behaviour is ludicrous, but they have been pulling this trick for a few years now. Any player that doesn't simply go along with it, can expect to be vilified by the Barca mouthpieces in the press.
What a newbie comment if I've ever seen one! Hahaha
Frenkie's agent should've asked Barcelona to pull another economic lever to pay for the owed wages.
Gotta keep the thread moving somehow, even if it's assisted by the occasional muppet mental obliteration.
This thread has nearly everything now, Godwin’s Law is surely just around the corner.
He should join us. Our players do that without even needing to be told.
I'm with them on the general point about the **** stuff - it's feckin weird.
We already had that a few days ago!
It's basically a game of who blinks first between Barca and de Jong. The player has already had his salary reduced to €3m/season first, then €6m/season due to Covid because of his good will towards the club. Now Barca want to avoid paying him, so they are pushing him out. De Jong is open to leaving Barca but wants to see his money first, that's why he "wants to stay". He knows that Barca either pay him the money and he leaves the club, or he stays at the club and Barca will have to pay him then. But that way, Barca won't get a transfer fee for him and he will remain a big percentage on the wage bill. That's why it's likely IMO that Barca will cave in in the end, because they lose much more money if FDJ stays at the club.
What a pathetic club. If Frenkie has any self-pride, then he's not staying with those rats.Yeah same, was just pulling his leg
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I think he winked as well and said “sshh”.
I can’t remember the match. I’ll try find it. We had a number of injuries at the time so Fergie decided to play rooney and Rio in central midfield to give a defensive and attacking midfielder balance. I remember it not working very well at all and Fergie changing it at half time.
Looks like he’s off to Chelsea
