The future of Frenkie de Jong at Barcelona appears set to take a fresh twist with the midfielder set to once again dismiss the club's demand that he reduces his contract.
Manchester United had an initial transfer fee of £56.2million agreed with Barca last summer to sign the Dutch midfield maestro, but the player had no intention of leaving the Camp Nou. The Catalan club were intent on offloading their highest-earning player and will listen to offers for him next summer should he continue to refuse to reduce his salary.
De Jong has increasingly been at odds with the club's board including criticising them for leaking his contract details this summer. The wage details of the midfielder emerged once he declared his intention of staying on his current contract with suggestions coming from the club that the contract may not be valid.
