A few years ago, Frenkie de Jong brought joy to Ajax Amsterdam. The midfielder was part of a golden generation, with Matthijs de Ligt among others, who reached the semi-final of the Champions League. Subsequently, the Dutchman joined FC Barcelona, while PSG were also interested and offered him a golden contract.
During the last summer transfer window, PSG made João Neves his priority in midfield. Thanks to the contacts of Luis Campos au Portugalthe capital club ended up getting their hands on the former player of the Benfica Lisbonwho engaged with Paris against a check for €70M including bonus.
PSG wanted Frenkie de Jong a few years ago
If the Parisian midfielder's big priority was called João Neves this summer, a few years ago, it was Frenkie de Jong who was the lucky one. The latter impressed everyoneEurope with theAjax Amsterdam and quite a few clubs then wanted to recruit him. According to Sportthe PSG offered him a very nice contract, but he then chose to join the FC Barcelona.
Barça struggles to pay de Jong
Always according to Sportthe situation of Frenkie de Jong au FC Barcelona would be complicated. The midfielder has not played much since the start of the season, due to a maliolus injury, but he also has salary problems. During the covid period, he agreed to receive part of his salary later, in order to help the Barça. It worked, but the Spanish club must now return these sums to the former playerAjax Amsterdam and he would have a little trouble. It must be said that for several years, the economic situation of FC Barcelona is very complicated. It is a safe bet that by signing PSGhe wouldn't have had this kind of problem…
