Laporta denies any accepted Manchester United bid for De Jong
Barcelona has spent more than €100 million to get Raphinha, Lewandowski, Kessie, and Christensen, and to keep Dembele. Meanwhile, it’s been reported an accepted Manchester United bid for midfielder Frenkie de Jong can save the Blaugrana from all the troubles.
Spending that amount of money rushes
Barcelonato sell players or commercial income streams and broadcasting rights to meet La Liga's financial fair play rules.
Speaking ahead of Barcelona’s El Clasico victory over Real Madrid Barca president Joan Laporta, made it clear to
ESPNthat no bids for De Jong have been accepted.
"Frenkie de Jong is our player, we really like him,"
he said
.
"We received some offers for Frenkie but we didn't accept as of now, as we want to talk with him and know exactly what he wants. We need to clarify some aspects of his situation."
While Joan Laporta is doing a lot to turn things around for a financially-struggled Barcelona, he tries his best to keep hold of the star midfielder as the
Red Devilsare yet to persuade the player himself.
Laporta's stance on De Jong was echoed by Xavi, the Barca head coach added:
"I’m not here to send messages. I already spoke with Frenkie, I value him very much. He's a key player, but then there's economic situation and Financial Fair Play.
Xavi also dropped a hint on plans to utilize De Jong's versatility next season, adding:
"He can give us a lot also as a centre back
."
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