Barcelona discover themselves in a queer state of affairs the place two of the workforce’s captains merely don’t appear motivated sufficient to assist the workforce’s trigger.
Clearly nonetheless beneath rebuild with Hansi Flick, the Catalans have seemed higher this season than they’ve in current instances.
Nevertheless, Ronald Araujo is now trying to go away given the stiff competitors for a beginning place in defence, whereas Frenkie de Jong’s case additionally appears to be past restore.
Disconnected from the current
As relayed in a current replace from AS, Barcelona’s teaching workers and dressing room are rising more and more fearful about De Jong’s state of affairs because the participant is wanting increasingly more disconnected on the sphere than he ever has.
The Dutchman has been a shadow of himself since getting back from his harm earlier this season and it’s clear that he’s now not as assured as he as soon as was. And whereas that’s completely excusable, there’s a feeling that he reveals no need to contribute on the sphere.
De Jong has been properly beneath his finest this season. (Picture by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Photos)
De Jong’s performances and errors in current video games are the proper testomony to his rising sense of negligence in the direction of his duties as a Barcelona captain.
First, the participant conceded a penalty in opposition to Actual Betis by pulling off an pointless foul on Vitor Roque at Benito Villamarin.
Enjoying for Barcelona after the Christmas break, one vividly remembers the passage of play the place he gifted the ball away to UD Barbastro and confirmed no need to win it again.
Earlier this week, he as soon as once more put the ball on a platter for Inaki Williams in Barcelona’s win over Athletic Membership with a misplaced go. If dropping the ball was not dangerous sufficient, he didn’t present any urgency to assist rectify his mistake.
Having given the ball away, De Jong stood on the sphere immobile, as if he had resigned to the truth that his tenure on the membership was nearing an finish. Evidently, it isn’t a constructive signal for Hansi Flick and Co.
Contractually obligated to Barcelona till 2026, it stays to be seen what occurs to his future subsequent summer time. At this level, a departure is wanting very probably.