Joan Laportapresident of FC Barcelonaspoke about the future Frankie de Jong during an act of salute to Johan Cruyff at Hostal La Gavina in S’Agaró. Despite the fact that Manchester United are trying to get the Dutch midfielder, report did not close the door there Frankie could continue to be linked with Barça, where he has a contract until June 2026.
“Frankie de Jong He is a Barça player and is recognized as one of the best players in the world. We know clubs that like him, not just United and we have no intention of selling him and the player, I get the impression, wants to stay. He is comfortable with Barça and I will do what I have in my power for that Frankie stay, “he said.
“What is certain, and we will get into another discussion, is that the salary levels of some players are not in line with the salary levels set by the board of directors that I have the privilege to lead. But it is also a salary issue. and it needs to be fixed, “explains Presidentwho clarified that the Dutchman must also strive to continue at Camp Nou and the current record he has signed needs to be lowered.
In addition to Frankie de Jongthe Barça president also examined several other issues:
I respect Bayern for Lewandowski
“Lewandowski is a Bayern player. Everyone knows he is a good player, but I would prefer to keep the reserve because he is a Bayern player. We know he told the public that he wanted to go to Barça and we is very flattering, but we all have I respect Bayern Munich, which is one of the best clubs in the world. Between clubs we respect each other “.
The continuation of Dembélé
“He’s a guy we really appreciate, he played at a very high level in the second round and the coach was very pleased with him. It’s an economic question, he answered us with no yes or no. We maintain a good relationship with the player and with the agents there is communication.If he accept the conditions that we have presented, he will continue, if not, then no. We do not set deadlines for anything, not for signings, not for levers o anything. Now that we’ve activated the first lever, we’ve kind of released the pressure. We’re working hard, for the players and the levers. “
Rapinha, a solid option
“We talked to Leeds about Raphinha, we know the player also wants to go to Barça, but there are also other clubs. It will not be exclusive to Dembélé, because the coach sees that they are compatible”.
The second economic lever
“It’s not over yet, on Monday we started working on the second lever. The first helped us to close the year positively and that helps us have good financial credibility. Now we need to activate the second and, if we achieve this, which will not be easy, it will allow us to sign 1 to 1. What we will not do is make mistakes in the past, we have to sign with caution and standards.We do the levers because we are in a negative situation, if we can avoid the involvement of BLM or Barça Studios, which includes blocking the club’s assets, we will not.
(+) See Joan Laporta’s complete statements in S’Agaró
Source: La Verdad
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