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Rumors Frenkie de Jong may go away Barcelona have been performed down
Frenkie de Jong’s agent has responded to shock hypothesis the Barcelona midfielder may go away the Camp Nou in the summertime switch window after only one season on the membership.
Rai Sport’s Paolo Paganini reported that Juventus, Barcelona and Bayern Munich have been all sounded out a couple of doable mortgage for the Dutchman and that De Jong had a “chilly” relationship with Lionel Messi. Nonetheless, Ali Dursun, the midfielder’s agent, has been requested in regards to the rumor and advised De Telegraaf‘s Mike Verweij the report was “full nonsense.”
It’s not the primary time rumors have surfaced about De Jong’s future regardless that he solely joined Barcelona in summer time 2019 from Ajax. Juventus requested about the opportunity of together with De Jong in a doable swap deal in current negotiations, in keeping with Sport. The Italian champions turned to the Dutchman after Arthur refused to be included in a deal to usher in Miralem Pjanic, in keeping with RMC Sport.
De Jong Rumors Come as a Shock
Hypothesis surrounding De Jong is a shock given he’s been a daily for Barcelona since arriving from Ajax. The Catalan giants beat off competitors from loads of golf equipment to land the midfielder for €75 million on a five-year deal.
The 23-year-old has gone on to characteristic in all however certainly one of Barcelona’s La Liga fixtures in 2019-20, scoring within the wins towards Valencia in September and Actual Betis in February. He has additionally featured in all of Barcelona’s Champions League appearances this season.
Debate Over De Jong’s Finest Place
Though De Jong has cemented his place within the Barcelona XI, he has not had maybe fairly the identical affect as he did at earlier membership Ajax. The midfielder was requested by Sport in January to offer himself a mark out of 10 for his performances and went with “six or a six and a half.”
Ajax coach Erik ten Hag questioned De Jong’s function at Barca on Dutch TV present ‘Rondo’ on Ziggo Sport. He mentioned: “He’s not a goalscorer. He’s the participant who provides… who provides the teammates who give the assists or who rating objectives from their place.”
Former Barcelona star and Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman additionally feels the Catalan giants should not getting the most effective out of De Jong. He advised Marca: “The place he’s taking part in now’s totally different to the nationwide staff and Ajax. He’s studying to play additional ahead like this, it’s not all dangerous, however it’s not his greatest place. For me, I believe he performs higher taking part in deeper.”
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