{"id":615366,"date":"2022-07-29T03:11:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T07:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615366"},"modified":"2022-07-29T03:11:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T07:11:12","slug":"frenkie-de-jong-manchester-united-javier-tebas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/29\/frenkie-de-jong-manchester-united-javier-tebas\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Barcelona Know the Rules&#8217;: Massive Frenkie de Jong Boost for Manchester United With Barcelona&#8217;s Sketchy Strategy Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona have asked Dutch international Frenkie de Jong to reduce his salary, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tomsanderson\/2022\/07\/24\/xavi-asks-de-jong-to-take-huge-pay-cut-to-stay-at-fc-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a>, and during Barcelona&#8217;s pre-season tour, he has not started a single game. This has prompted La Liga president Javier Tebas to share his thoughts on the matter, with coach Xavi also weighing in on the situation.<\/p>\n<h2>La Liga President Discusses Frenkie de Jong Situation in Boost for Manchester United<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">La Liga president Javier Tebas on Bar\u00e7a asking Frenkie de Jong to reduce his salary: &quot;The players cannot be split from the team or pressured &#8211; it&#39;s what collective agreement, the Law, reason, ethics mark&quot;. \u26a0\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;From there, Barcelona knows the rules and the responsibilities&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1552434499891638272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What La Liga President Javier Tebas Thinks of the Situation<\/h3>\n<p>Frenkie de Jong came to Barcelona from Ajax in 2019 for a fee of \u00a373 million and enjoyed a gross salary of around <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3409041\/2022\/07\/09\/frenkie-de-jong-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a312 million<\/a>\u00a0annually. Now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/barcelona-espbarcelona\/story\/4697467\/barcelona-financesexplained-can-the-club-really-sign-players-while-chasing-more-stars-this-summer\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona&#8217;s<\/a> financial mismanagement has come back to haunt the club, and they are attempting to reduce De Jong&#8217;s salary in a bid to keep themselves afloat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/27\/manchester-united-double-swoop-antony-martinez\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Could Complete \u00a3141 Million Double Swoop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>La Liga president Javier Tebas shared his thoughts on the situation, saying:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The players cannot be split from the team or pressured &#8211; it&#8217;s what collective agreement, the law, reason, and ethics mark. From there, Barcelona knows the rules and the responsibilities&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This is a big boost for the Red Devils. It shows Barcelona that they are not allowed to apply any pressure on the Dutch midfielder in order to make him reduce his wage and that the La Liga president is now aware of the situation. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11016717\/Barcelona-considering-leaving-Frenkie-Jong-HOME-pre-season-tour.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a>, the Catalan giants considered leaving De Jong in Spain during their pre-season tour, but this directly contradicts the rules of La Liga.<\/p>\n<h3>Stiff Competition for Barcelona Midfielders<\/h3>\n<p>The preseason matches have seen several midfielders get solid playing time. Still, De Jong never steps on the pitch as more than a substitute, and when the 25-year-old finally does, he&#8217;s usually relegated to a defensive role. However, given the number of great midfielders at Barcelona, the competition is naturally stiff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/29\/cristiano-ronaldo-spoting-manchester-united-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">The Latest on the Cristiano Ronaldo Situation at Manchester United<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coach Xavi pointed this out in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3446967\/2022\/07\/26\/de-jong-barcelona-man-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Athletic<\/a>, while also noting that the team&#8217;s financial situation plays a role.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I don\u2019t send messages. It is possible to adapt. I have spoken with (De Jong) and he knows I value him a lot as a player. He is fundamental for the team\u2019s play. Then there is, I insist, the financial situation of the team. We have a lot of competition for places&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Barcelona are contemplating sending Frenkie de Jong out on loan to save all or at least a large part of his salary.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@sport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MxGZLM4rQ3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MxGZLM4rQ3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bar\u00e7a Universal (@BarcaUniversal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarcaUniversal\/status\/1552660208148590594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona have asked Dutch international Frenkie de Jong to reduce his salary, according to reports, and during Barcelona&#8217;s pre-season tour, he has not started a single game. This has prompted La Liga president Javier Tebas to share his thoughts on the matter, with coach Xavi also weighing in on the situation. 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