Al-Ittihad raided FC Barcelona within the winter switch window to signal promising teen Unai Hernandez in a deal value €4.5 million deal, with one other €500,000 in add-ons.
Nevertheless, it seems that the Saudi Arabian membership aren’t carried out fishing for expertise within the Barça squad, with one other participant very a lot on their agenda.
Al-Ittihad might return for Frenkie de Jong
Certainly, in accordance with journalist Miguel Rico, Al-Ittihad maintain a powerful curiosity in Barcelona midfielder and captain Frenkie de Jong and will return for him in the summertime.
The Saudi Professional League membership have held a long-standing curiosity within the Netherlands worldwide, with their director, Ramon Planes, an enormous admirer of the midfielder.
What’s extra, Al-Ittihad even have the monetary means to drag off the Dutchman’s signing.
On Al-Ittihad’s radar. (Picture by Alex Caparros/Getty Photos)
There had been curiosity in De Jong through the winter, however nothing got here of it. Whereas there are doubts about whether or not he could be prepared to maneuver to Saudi, they now have time till the summer time to try to persuade him to make the change.
De Jong’s present contract with Barcelona expires in 2026 and renewal talks are but to happen.
If he doesn’t settle for to signal a brand new deal, the Blaugrana will look to dump the previous Ajax man as they’re clear about not having any participant within the remaining 12 months of their contract within the squad.
Al-Ittihad will probably be monitoring the state of affairs carefully and are prone to check the waters to try to signal De Jong in the summertime. Whether or not he’s prepared to go down that route stays to be seen.