the only thing that doesn't make sense to me is his willing desire to still play for them. Could you imagine if we treated a player like that.
fecking scumbags barca made them sign this deferred wages deal, and stuck a loophole in so they don't have to pay
It starts to make more sense if you believe that Chelsea haven't bid. That would leave his options as:
1. Play for a club that are pushing you out,
BUT are hellbent on and appear to be making significant footballing progress toward challenging for the big titles, are your dream club being coached by one of the greatest players of all time in your position,
AND ultimately still have to pay your salary or risk costly lawsuits.
2. Play for a club that has become a cautionary tale of poor management. A club that showed no passion and was played off the park at home by Brighton and Hove Albion on the opening day of the season. A club that is now being linked with Arnautovic and Rabiot. A club that has been on a downward trend for the past 10 years, and is not taking the diagnosed steps to rectify the situation. A club that will probably (check out any sports prediction model) not be in the Champions League next year. All because he is overjoyed at joining up with one of his former managers, who may not even be here in six months.
Put yourself in his shoes, what would you choose? Look, despite everything that we (rightly) say about Barcelona, and despite the fact that they are effectively insolvent, they still managed to secure some of the most sought after players in world football while facing strong competition. Players want to play there. Frenkie will be aware of our shambolic start to the season, and our panicked attempts to buy players that range from terrible to mediocre.
Excuse my directness, but I am completely disheartened by what has been done to this club and what it represented. In my eyes, de Jong coming would qualify as some sort of miracle, and even then we'd manage to mess it up. This club doesn't need players, it needs a drastic change in organizational culture.
Still, I hope we sign him.