Barcelona is expected to have a busy summer, and although they want to make multiple signing sessions, players have to leave to finance them. The will of Ansu Fati and Andreas Christensen have been associated with going further, while Frenkie de Jong can also appear as a candidate.
Earlier in the season De Jong certainly seemed to leave Barcelona in the summer. His current contract will be in 2026 and the club is not going to keep its services with the chance to lose him for free 12 months later.
However, things have changed considerably in recent weeks. Hansi Flick has made De Jong a normal starter and he started to recapture his best form, and as such there are also plans for a new contract that would be agreed before the end of the season.
However, it is not certain that De Jong will renew, even though he is desperate to extend his stay in Barcelona. He would be obliged to reduce his salary to make this happen, and if an agreement cannot be reached before the summer, he would be put on the market.
If this happens, Liverpool is expected to make an offer, as reported by TeamTalk. It is claimed that Barcelona would accept € 35 million for De Jong to prevent him from losing for free in the summer of 2026, and this price is deemed acceptable by the Premier League leaders.
However, the same problem that Barcelona is confronted is also a problem that Liverpool should have to do with if they were going for De Jong. They cannot afford to cover his current salary, so a considerable wage reduction would be needed to make a deal happen.
Barcelona will hope that Liverpool will not have the opportunity to take a step for De Jong, because their plan is to have him a new contract before the season ends.
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