Frenkie De Jong's contract at Barcelona currently runs until 2026 and has not been extended. This season, the Dutch star has been injured and is struggling to find a place in the first team. Therefore, Barcelona's board of directors wants to sell De Jong in 2025 to avoid losing their player for free.
Furthermore, Barcelona also want to solve the problem of De Jong's salary. He currently receives up to 19 million euros/season, second only to Lewandowski. It can be said that the contribution of the former Ajax star is not worthy of the huge salary.
But De Jong's future at Barcelona is not all hopeless. According to SPORT, coach Hansi Flick wants to keep his 27-year-old student.
He stressed that Frenkie's qualities were needed and would wait patiently for the midfielder to regain his form. In a conversation with Blaugrana leaders, the German strategist argued that renewing De Jong would be cheaper than buying a player of the same level from another team.
If Barcelona wants to extend De Jong's contract, the negotiations will have to start again. At the end of 2023, the Camp Nou team offered a three-year extension without reducing the Dutch star's salary. However, at that time, no agreement was reached, so these incentives have expired.
This season, De Jong has only played 11 matches in all competitions, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist. In 7 matches in La Liga, he has only started once. Having just returned from an ankle injury, his form in the rest of the season will be what determines whether De Jong stays at Barcelona or not.
