Deco’s message to De Jong

For several years, the daily life of Barça has been covered with a sticky patina that the club cannot remove even with hot water. It is the prevention of salary ‘fair play’, the hieroglyph of the rules imposed by LaLiga to maintain the economic health of the clubs and which destroys the championship due to the difficulty of being able to offer juicy chips to the stars from outside or even. to hold their own, tempted by other leagues where salary controls are less strict. For PSG, City, United or Chelsea, no restrictions apply. And if there is, close your eyes. But too fat.

At Barça, the ‘fair play’ thing has conditioned almost everything, to the point that the club has signed Vitor Roque with a modest salary because he is only 18 years old and has never played in Europe, but he still doubts whether he will be registered in January. And everything is contaminated because any operation, for example renovation, is associated with the need to generate salary space. This is what happened to Ter Stegen and what is happening now De Jong. The contract will expire in 2026 and decoration He wants to extend it because he considers him an important player, despite the fact that the club, in 2022, crossed several red lines to try to sell him and develop, of course, ‘fair play’. But decoration there was none before and his belief was strong Frankie. Unfortunately for him, his intention to tie him down for years is tied to a desire to generate salary cap space. Yes, the damn ditty again. And no. It’s not all about ‘fair play’. In the case of De Jong Because, when he doesn’t play, the team struggles. AND decoration, which is a great medium, you know it. He already told you. Press that Frankie he believed it.