Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap

Frenkie to United?


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What happened to we must only sign player who really want to play for the club?

FDJ priority is to stay at Barca. He is still fighting to stay in Barca even though the club is forcing him out.
Why do people keep saying this like they have a listening bug in frenkies luggage or something?!
 
He said himself he wants to stay and there's been reports he'll take a pay cut. Whether they're true/games, who knows?
I think suggesting he is "fighting to stay" is a bit of hyperbole and an exaggeration when most likely he is literally doing nothing as he's been on holiday.

He's under contract, he doesn't need to fight for anything.
 
Why do people keep saying this like they have a listening bug in frenkies luggage or something?!

Even Laporta himself say publicly that FDJ want to stay but there are problems on salary that need to be sorted out. They are still negotiating
 
I don't deny any of that, but it doesn't mean that the possibility that I have mention isn't true. Take Laporte's words at your own accord, but there is enough smoke from him, FdJ & Spanish journalists to say that there is a possibility he will stay.
Well its not done till it is but I do think we'll move on quickly when we feel its not happening. We don't even have the luxury as our midfield is lacking in both quality and quantity.
 
I think suggesting he is "fighting to stay" is a bit of hyperbole and an exaggeration when most likely he is literally doing nothing as he's been on holiday.

He's under contract, he doesn't need to fight for anything.

Laporta can't be any more clear. FDJ has to take paycut to stay in Barca. If not, he has to go. Simple. And yet FDJ is negotiating as his priority is to stay at Barca.
 
Even Laporta himself say publicly that FDJ want to stay but there are problems on salary that need to be sorted out. They are still negotiating
This has been debunked so many times, even by journos.

Barca don't want him to stay. Laporta is elected by the fans, he has to appear as though he's fighting to keep their best players, regardless of whether he wants them or not. He's not going to come out and say he's for sale is he? It's also been speculated that even though Xavi had publicly backed FdJ and said he wants him to stay, he sees other players as better than de Jong in his position and wouldn't be fussed if he was sold.
 
Laporta can't be any more clear. FDJ has to take paycut to stay in Barca. If not, he has to go. Simple. And yet FDJ is negotiating as his priority is to stay at Barca.

My god your ability to read between the lines is so painfully non existent. April fools day must be an absolute nightmare for you, so easily tricked.
 
Mitten said it best on the TOTD podcast the other day:

"I don't have a problem if a player is hard to get. Alex Ferguson said it best, "If someone is hard to get, that mean's they're good". He was always suspicious if a player was easy to get"
 
This has been debunked so many times, even by journos.

Barca don't want him to stay. Laporta is elected by the fans, he has to appear as though he's fighting to keep their best players, regardless of whether he wants them or not. He's not going to come out and say he's for sale is he? It's also been speculated that even though Xavi had publicly backed FdJ and said he wants him to stay, he sees other players as better than de Jong in his position and wouldn't be fussed if he was sold.

Many reputable journos still reporting that FDJ priority is to stay at Barca.
 
I’m starting to think this move will probably happen. My concern is the reports that FDJ wants to stay at Barca. Do we honestly want a player whose heads still in Spain? Hopefully I’m wrong.
 
Think it's time to lock this thread until we get further progression. We are just going in circles with the same information being repeated 4x a day.
 
It was widely reported that he is negotiating with Barca to sort out the salary issues.
that hasn't been widely reported at all. What has been reported is that a salary reduction would be necessary for him to stay at Barcelona, and Romano has said this is an unlikely option for de Jong. But no, it has not been reported that de Jong is actually negotiating with Barcelona.
 
Mitten said it best on the TOTD podcast the other day:

"I don't have a problem if a player is hard to get. Alex Ferguson said it best, "If someone is hard to get, that mean's they're good". He was always suspicious if a player was easy to get"

Yeah that is very true
 
So have I got this right Barca want him to take a massive back dated pay cut if he wants to stay otherwise he can just stay anyway? This makes very little sense.
 
Laporta can't be any more clear. FDJ has to take paycut to stay in Barca. If not, he has to go. Simple. And yet FDJ is negotiating as his priority is to stay at Barca.


Maybe his agent is trying to get some sort of assurance that the large amounts of "back pay" will be paid at some time.
Truth, Trust, Laporta and Barca are not words you will often see in one sentence
 
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