The sports director Deco of Barcelona has been working in recent weeks on completing new contracts for various important players, including Ronald Araujo, Pedri and Gavi. And he is not finished yet, with the second “renewal plan” of the club that will soon start, at which point the will of Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Jules Kounde will be offered new deals.
Another player who is included in this plan is Frenkie de Jong, although he is at the stage below the above trio. There is no contact between Barcelona for months and the representatives of the Dutch midfielder after an earlier contract offer had been chased, although the situation could change if he continued his recent impressive performance, which have seen his shares rise for the first time in about 12 months.
Given that De Jong decided not to respond to Barcelona's earlier contract proposals, he was expected to leave the club. However, this is no longer the case, because according to MD he has decided that he wants to stay in Catalonia, and he is dedicated to sign a new contract as quickly as possible.
De Jong has had a difficult time in Barcelona in recent years, but no longer. He is now considered very happy. However, it is not expected that contract negotiations will take place for at least a month or two, because the club and the representatives of the 27-year-old have decided that it is not the time for conversations now.
This news will be music in the ears of Hansi Flick, who has had full confidence in De Jong throughout the season, despite his bad form when a five -month injury is returned. He is desperately looking for the midfielder to stay in Barcelona after the end of his current contract, and that seems to happen at this stage.