The 21-year-old dutchman Frenkie De Jong is considered to be football’s next big midtbanestjerne, but where it is in the last month looked like the Ajax player had to switch to Paris SG this summer, so if the case has now taken a new turn.
the Dutch De Telegraaf writes on Wednesday morning, the big news, Barcelona defeated PSG in the battle for the midfielder.
Barcelona has so raised the bid for 90 million euros (672 million euros), where the PSG would only provide 75 million euros (560 million dollars), as Ajax in the first place would have.
According to the Dutch newspaper also has Manchester City and Juventus in the past, been inside in the picture in the battle for De Jong, but the italians could not be included in the price, while Manchester City because of Financial Fair Play also not able to bid high enough.
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Frenkie De Jong after a missed chance in the Champions League. Photo: AP
Frenkie De Jong in the company of Hakim Ziyech and Kasper Dolberg. Photo: Stnaley Gontha/Ritzau Scanpix
the Barcelona newspaper El Mundo Deportivo writes Wednesday about the Ajax player’s switch.
– Barcelona today sends people to Amsterdam in order to close the deal with Ajax the player, reads it in the newspaper.
– the Agreement is not yet signed, but Barcelona want to tie him now, after his agent has informed the PSG and City that the player’s desire is to play at the Nou Camp, says.
Both Frenkie De Jong and teammate Mathijs de Ably has several time talked with the current Ajax-keeper Other Onana of Barcelona. He has been on contract at the club.
– I have several times spoken with them, because I was in Barcelona, and I know how people are there. They have asked for the climate and the kind of. I tell them always, that they will like to be there. It is just like being at home. I tell them that Barcelona know how to treat people. It is the most important thing for me, and Barcelona know how to do, said Onana in december.
Drops the switch finally in place, so will Frenkie De Jong to take over the record as the most expensive Dutch player ever.
The current record is held by Virgil van Dijk, as Liverpool paid 84,4 million euro in Southampton.
Earlier this month, de Jong out with a message to Ajax fans.
– I am 100 percent certain the rest of the season, said Frenkie de Jong here, but for the summer, the situation seems to be over in Ajax.
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