He FC Barcelona He is going through his best moment of the season at a sporting level and one of the great protagonists of the team is being frenkie dejonga player who has completely convinced Xavi Hernandez. The Dutchman was just one step away from leaving the Camp Nou in the last summer transfer window, in fact he was put under maximum pressure to leave since the club wanted to pay around 85 million euros for him, in the end he didn’t do it and now Xavi is celebrating.
The Catalan coach has been asked in his last appearance before the media about the performance that Frenkie De Jong is offering and if he is happy that he stayed at the Camp Nou last summer. Xavi has no doubt that De Jong this season has become the great leader that the club expected him to be and has confirmed that during the past summer he spoke to him on many occasions and told him over and over again that he wanted to stay at the club. Barca. De Jong ended up staying and today Xavi is very satisfied to have him in his squad and to see the enormous performance he is having on the pitch since he is the brain of the team.
Close to Manchester United
The red devils were the ones who were most determined to hire Frenkie De Jong because Ten Hag was asking for his signing every day. Despite the pressure and the money they were willing to pay him, the Dutchman chose not to move under any circumstances, something that annoyed some Barcelona executives, but now, seeing his performance, everyone is happy to have him on their squad.