Barcelona midfielder’s agent holds talks with Deco to put groundwork for renewal

Earlier this week, it was reported that Frenkie de Jong’s agent, Ali Dursun, had landed in Barcelona. However he couldn’t meet sporting director Deco, who needed to fly out to Porto for private causes.

A current report from SPORT has now provided an replace on the matter, confirming that Dursun has lastly had a gathering with Deco.

What was the assembly about?

The report reveals that Deco and Dursun met informally on Tuesday. The assembly served as a prelude to potential talks over the extension of de Jong’s contract.

In truth, each side seem to have scheduled these talks for spring, although Barcelona have been trying to hurry up the talks.

This assembly comes towards the backdrop of de Jong’s revival within the Barcelona setup because the flip of the yr.

All eyes on de Jong’s future at Barcelona (Picture by Alex Caparros/Getty Photographs)

The midfielder has certainly been in wonderful type, even transferring forward of Marc Casado within the pecking order in current matches. This was one thing even Hansi Flick alluded to, after the slender win over Rayo Vallecano.

De Jong, for his half, is joyful at Barcelona and needs to proceed taking part in below the management of Flick.

Nonetheless, the midfielder’s contract talks have been repeatedly impacted by media chatter over a supposed excessive wage that Barça pay him.

However, each side have at present agreed to freeze any negotiations till the ultimate part of the marketing campaign.

Barcelona, for his or her half, contemplate de Jong’s contract extension as essential, particularly now that the Dutchman has as soon as once more change into a key a part of the squad.