Frenkie de Jong slams ‘LIES’ about his ‘£16.8m-a-year Barcelona salary’ and claims his wage is not as ‘big’ as people think… as he insists he took a ‘three-year pay cut’ at the start of his career with the LaLiga giants
- Frenkie de Jong has rejected claims he is refusing to take a salary cut at Barca
- De Jong said he accepted a lower rate during the first three years of his deal
- The midfielder has also said that his salary looks a lot larger than it actually is
Frenkie de Jong has denied claims he is refusing to take a salary cut at Barcelona and revealed he had accepted a lower rate during the first three years of his deal at the Nou Camp.
The Catalan giants offered De Jong a whopping £400,000-a-week deal after tax when he signed for the club three years ago. He was then handed an extremely lucrative extension under former president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
However, the Holland international has come under fire for his lofty salary given the fact the club are currently grappling with a financial crisis and trying to abide by LaLiga‘s financial fair play rules.
Frenkie de Jong (above) has denied claims he is refusing to take a salary cut at Barcelona
De Jong was given a massive two-year extension by previous Barcelona president Bartomeu and is due to earn €20million (£16.8m) net this season and as much as €25m (£21m) the following campaign, with £17m of deferred wages factored in.
However, it was previously reported that Barcelona had informed De Jong at the start of the season that they wanted to rip up his current contract and revert back to his initial deal from 2019 – when he first signed for the club.
Reports claimed that De Jong refused to take a salary cut and fans were furious with the 25-year-old. However, De Jong has set the record straight and said he agreed to a salary cut in the first three years of his career at the club before insisting his salary is not as big as people think.
De Jong said he accepted a lower rate during the first three years after signing in 2019
The Dutch midfielder has also said that his salary looks a lot larger than it actually is
Speaking to TV NOS, via Mundo Deportivo, De Jong said: ‘There have been many lies and falsehoods spread about my…