Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong will no doubt have rolled his eyes at links to Manchester United over the past week, while other reports suggest that the club are less than happy with him. That is not the case for manager Hansi Flick though.
De Jong is still recovering from his ankle injury and won’t be back until September according to the latest reports. The Dutchman’s agents have not responded to Sporting Director Deco’s attempts to sign him to a new deal though, and the club suspect he will look to leave on a free.
So any attempts to force him out may be in vain. As per Sport, he does not want to leave the club, but importantly, Flick has also asked Barcelona not to sell him. He also told the Blaugrana that he had sufficient resources in central midfield, with many suspecting that youngsters Marc Bernal and Marc Casado were Flick’s gambles for the position.
Pedri has recovered from a grade two sprain in his left knee in record time. He could be called up for the Valencia game. @fansjavimiguel
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Nevertheless, the Catalan daily detail that Flick sees de Jong being the eventual Sergio Busquets replacement. He has told the 27-year-old that he will be a guaranteed starter under him, and his intention is for de Jong to be the anchor at the base of midfield for the new Barcelona.
It’s certainly a risky strategy for Flick to gamble on de Jong performing the function that he desires. While de Jong was only tested there in fleeting instances last season, any previous attempts to use him as Barcelona’s deepest midfielder have ended poorly. Flick does like to play two deeper midfielders, which was also where de Jong performed best both at Ajax and under Xavi Hernandez at Barcelona. That was alongside Busquets though, who handled the role of dropping between the defenders, and organising the game in front of him.
Entire cuntalona is a failed experiment.
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Look at dysfunctional team. No trophies despite 660mil investment. Internal fighting, prestige dick measuring, washed out players blaming others for failure of last season. How are you going to win anything upcoming season? You couldnt even win SCAMperv trophy at your own whorehouse who Franco built you. PAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Look at management. Of last 4 presidents 3 has been in court for malversion. Borrowing money to no end. While lining their own pockets. PAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Look at fanbase. Drug addicts, racists, welfare receivers, mentally ill schizophreniacs. Stabbing father of their own players. These people should be chemically neutered.
How do you expect to win with this mishmash of vomit and diarrhoea?
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PS 0 Trophy season incoming….again!
I understand your frustration but don’t you think you should invest this energy in yourself is a better decision for your life’s progress
I understand that guy frustrates you given the general dystopic outlook on your club.
However it makes me laugh because he actually is funny while you’re just tragic.