Barcelona manager Xavi has provided an update on Frenkie de Jong’s situation amid recent transfer rumours linking him with Manchester United.
The Netherlands international is a top talent who’s had something of a stop-start career, having initially shone under incoming Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag when they were at Ajax together, before struggling a little bit since making the move to Barcelona.
One imagines that means there could be a chance that De Jong is available this summer, with a recent report from El Chiringuito, as per the tweet below, stating that Man Utd were interested in bringing the 24-year-old to Old Trafford…
?”El MANCHESTER UNITED quiere a FRENKIE De Jong”?
??”En el BARÇA estarían ENCANTADOS de venderlo por 70 MILLONES”.
??EXCLUSIVA de @10JoseAlvarez en #ChiringuitoBarcelona. pic.twitter.com/aDmtGr83Z2
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) April 24, 2022
Xavi has spoken about De Jong’s future, however, insisting that he sees the former Ajax midfielder as a big part of his Barca side for years to come.
This is despite the player recently looking unhappy when he was subbed off in a game, with Xavi admitting he’d held constructive talks with him about the incident.
“He has to be a player that makes the difference and he does. There aren’t many players with his quality in the world,” Xavi said of De Jong, as quoted by the Manchester Evening News.
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“He’s the present and the future [at Barca]. He is a very important player for me. He’s capable, strong, he gets into the box. He has had some excellent games, but he has to be consistent.
“We had a face-to-face chat this week and it went well. Obviously being taken off is frustrating for him, but I have to look out for the team.”
Man Utd transfer a good opportunity for De Jong?
It sounds like things are far from perfect for De Jong at the Nou Camp, so could this be an opportunity…
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