Frenkie de Jong's move from Barcelona to Chelsea is expected to 'heat up' this week as Joan Laporta fails in new contract talks as £68million transfer plan set to be followed to an extent by the La Liga giants.
The situation surrounding Barca and De Jong has got very messy in the last few days. The Athletic revealed that a previous contract extension agreement with the old Barcelona board has been found to have an element of 'criminality' to it. This in essence means that the club are set to stand firm on the deferred wages that De Jong has not yet received and could yet take this matter to court to settle this once and for all if the midfielder doesn't either move out or settle on a reduced salary, just like Gerard Pique has once more done.
Despite the current President's words that his side are able to register the new signings for the imminent 2022/23 La Liga, the understanding on this currently is that isn't the case. Alongside activating a fourth economic lever, It is believed that Barca will need to make some big money sales and De Jong and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's potential switches to Chelsea increase with this sentiment alone.
