New scandal in FC Barcelona
The Barcelona team has asked Frenkie de Jong to cancel his current contract and return to the original one he signed in 2019. The terms given by the previous board of the club, led by Josep Maria Bartomeu, involve criminality and provide grounds for legal action against those involved, as revealed by 'The Athletic'.
The Spanish team has financial problems and one of the solutions they have to improve their complicated situation is to sell Frenkie de Jong or negotiate with him the postponement of the salary they owe him.
According to the aforementioned media, Barcelona informed the Dutch midfielder on July 15 that they found evidence of criminal acts by the previous administration that signed his renewal in October 2020.
The midfielder's renewal until 2026 meant a salary reduction for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, leaving 18 million euros to be distributed among the following four campaigns. Money that Barza would not be able to pay.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Barcelona told Frenkie de Jong on July 15 they have evidence of criminality around contract given by old board + cause for legal action vs all involved. #FCBarcelona asked him to annul deal & revert to previous terms @TheAthleticUK #MUFC #CFC https://t.co/g1at9ZqYL0
Continuing with the information from 'The Athletic', Barcelona wants to keep Frenkie de Jong in their team as long as he returns to his contract signed in 2019, when he arrived from Ajax in his country.
It is worth mentioning that Manchester United has shown interest in signing Frenkie de Jong in the current transfer window, but the player has not accepted the proposal due to the money Barcelona owes him and because he is not sure about moving to England. Similarly, the transfer window in Europe is open until August 31.