Looking to strengthen the squad this summer. Although the reinforcement program is very extravagant, Barcelona is having a hard time attracting funds. In order to successfully complete the player reinforcement, especially to bring in the top striker like Levine, Barcelona needs to sell first. Coach Teng is interested in De Jong, but now, Barcelona wants to sign De Jong, first, we need to cover the salary of the previous signing. At the same time, Barcelona and Frankie de Jong has with similar loyalty bonus. So, for Barcelona, in fact, if they want to sell Frankie de Jong now, they have to pay de Jong's salary and bonus first.
Frankie de Jong moved from to Barcelona in 2019. A believer, Frankie de Jong wasn't that great in his three seasons with Barcelona, but at least he tried hard. Of course, Barcelona's tactics didn't revolve around De Jong, and that's the main reason why.
Barcelona gained a return to the Champions League last season and Levine's public goodwill has started to give Barcelona high hopes for the new season.
Although not, Barcelona have young players such as Fathi, Price and Pedri who are highly regarded by the Barcelona hierarchy. This has made De Jong, who was initially brought in by Barcelona, look less like a hot cake, and as a result Barcelona are looking to sell Frankie De Jong this summer in order to make personnel introductions, as well as freeing up the right amount of salary space.
However, Barcelona encountered a problem in the sale of De Jong, that is, Barcelona owes De Jong wages, which makes it difficult for Barcelona to sell De Jong quickly, because Barcelona needs to raise funds to pay De Jong wage arrears first, while Manchester United, who reached a transfer agreement with the player, can only wait.
Barcelona are in arrears with wages and bonuses, which has forced United to delay a move for De Jong, despite the fact that Tengah sees De Jong as a key player he brought in this summer and a core component of the team's future.
De Jong reportedly joined Barcelona on a fixed annual salary of €12m, but De Jong agreed to defer 9.4m for the 20/21 season, compared to 4.3m last season, meaning Barcelona now owe De Jong 13.7m.
Meanwhile, De Jong has played in at least 60% of Barcelona's games over the past two seasons, which has led to De Jong Barcelona owing De Jong 3.4 million in bonuses. Therefore, if Barcelona want to sell De Jong, they must first pay the wages owed to De Jong 17 million. Tengah will have to wait until Barcelona have resolved this issue before De Jong can move to join Manchester United.
It's fair to say that Barcelona will have to swallow the consequences of what happened in the first place, while De Jong's transfer has been delayed time and time again. The next biggest issue could be preparing for the new season. It will be difficult for De Jong to make it to Bangkok in time for pre-season and there is a question mark over whether he will be able to make it in time for pre-season.
