If the primary half of the season belonged to Marc Casado, the second half of the present marketing campaign belongs to a different Barcelona midfielder within the type of Frenkie de Jong.
The Dutchman has rediscovered his greatest type at Barcelona after enduring a irritating first half of the season as a result of recurring ankle accidents.
This has tempted Barcelona to attempt to tie down de Jong’s long-term future on the membership. And regardless of preliminary hiccups, it seems the membership have lastly gotten the blessing of the participant himself.
De Jong able to renew his contract
In keeping with a latest report from Cadena SER, de Jong’s good turnaround this yr has satisfied the participant to remain on the membership long-term, with the participant speaking his willingness to increase his contract with Barça.
It is a huge increase for Barcelona contemplating the truth that de Jong’s contract scenario might trigger a large headache for the membership, particularly if he fails to resume his contract.
De Jong is able to proceed at Barcelona within the years to return (Picture by Alex Caparros/Getty Pictures)
Certainly, the Catalans can not afford to let the midfielder go away Camp Nou on a free switch and that’s the place the brand new deal turns into vital.
De Jong’s renewed significance within the crew can’t be understated both. Throughout the first half of the season, De Jong performed simply 362 minutes throughout 16 matches – solely 25% of the out there recreation time.
Since January, these numbers have skyrocketed, with the Dutchman that includes in 66% of the minutes and accumulating over 1,000 minutes in 17 video games.
That stated, negotiations will depend upon his agent, Ali Dursun, and sporting director Deco discovering widespread floor on a brand new deal. If all goes nicely, the Dutch maestro will probably be staying on the Camp Nou for years to return.