Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has been watching their current video games from the bench, unable to get a glance into the staff. However the Dutch midfielder won’t be leaving Barcelona any time quickly, and positively to not the Middle East.
That has been confirmed by his agent Ali Dursun, in feedback made to De Telegraaf. The story was initially reported in Diario AS that Dursun was sounding out a transfer to Saudi Arabia for de Jong, with M.D. carrying the story.
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“Conversations in Arabia? Totally absurd. It distracts consideration from Frenkie’s true ambition. “He solely needs one factor: to be match to shine longer on the membership he loves and the place he feels at dwelling,” Dursun defined.
De Jong finds himself in a sophisticated scenario. With its present deal up in 2026, Barcelona are eager to resume its contract at a a lot decrease fee, or promote it subsequent summer time. The inclination seems to be towards that latter, however de Jong seems to wish to keep on the membership. However he will even have to think about the 2026 World Cup within the USA, Mexico and Canada, the place he’ll hope to star for the Netherlands.