{"id":615425,"date":"2022-07-30T00:45:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T04:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615425"},"modified":"2022-07-30T00:53:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T04:53:31","slug":"frenkie-de-jong-wants-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/30\/frenkie-de-jong-wants-to-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Frenkie de Jong \u2018Wants to Stay\u2019 According to Joan Laporta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona&#8217;s Joan Laporta was speaking to the media during the club&#8217;s pre-season tour in the USA and issued a statement on the Frenkie de Jong transfer saga that is sure to irritate <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/29\/eric-bailly-manchester-united-exit\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> fans.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1552939118337970176\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, Laporta was quoted as saying: &#8220;Frenkie is Bar\u00e7a player. We want him to stay, he wants to stay. We\u2019ve received important bids for him but he\u2019s our player.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He followed up by reiterating: &#8220;You know the salary budget situation; so we will do our best to keep Frenkie at Bar\u00e7a\u2026 and I hope he\u2019ll do the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joan Laporta on de Jong: \u201cFrenkie is Bar\u00e7a player. We want him to stay, he wants to stay. We\u2019ve received important bids for him but he\u2019s our player\u201d. \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <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>\u201cYou know salary budget situation; so we will do our best to keep Frenkie at Bar\u00e7a\u2026 and I hope he\u2019ll do the same\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2wWcBN9uTk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2wWcBN9uTk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1552939118337970176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Frenkie de Jong Wants to Remain at Barcelona<\/h2>\n<h3>Extended Saga<\/h3>\n<p>The negotiations for the Dutch midfielder have been the biggest story of the transfer window, at least they have been since <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/21\/kylian-mbappe-staying-paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_self\">Kylian Mbappe decided to remain at Paris Saint-Germain<\/a>. Erik ten Hag has been keen to reunite with the former Ajax man but as of yet, the player has yet to be persuaded to make the move.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/26\/lionel-messis-barcelona-return-xavi\/\" target=\"_self\">Lionel Messi Barcelona Return Still on the Cards According to Xavi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some fans have asked if it&#8217;s time for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/15\/manchester-united-pursuit-frenkie-de-jong\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United to move on<\/a> from the player as both De Jong and Barcelona seem intent on keeping him in Spain this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Wants Versus Needs<\/h3>\n<p>While Laporta and co. may want to keep the 25-year-old in their squad they ultimately may not have much choice. With big-money signings like Robert Lewandowski and Jules Kounde, they may need to recoup some of that cash by selling their prized midfielder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/28\/thomas-tuchel-cesar-azpilicueta-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">Thomas Tuchel \u201cWould Love to Keep\u201d Chelsea Defender as Barcelona Renew Interest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Catalan giants have their wage bill to keep an eye on. With the Lewandowski and Kounde arrivals, clearing de Jong&#8217;s wages from their books ultimately may be an enticing option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona&#8217;s Joan Laporta was speaking to the media during the club&#8217;s pre-season tour in the USA and issued a statement on the Frenkie de Jong transfer saga that is sure to irritate Manchester United fans. According to Fabrizio Romano, Laporta was quoted as saying: &#8220;Frenkie is Bar\u00e7a player. 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