In great financial difficulties, FC Barcelona is still seeking to part ways with Frenkie De Jong. A huge deal could be offered by Bayern Munich!
At 26, while playing his fifth season at FC Barcelona, Frenkie De Jong is a magnificent midfielder and the technical leader of the Blaugrana alongside Ilkay Gündogan. However, Catalan leaders are still trying to get rid of them. It must be said that the salary of the Dutch international recruited at Ajax (under the presidency of Josep Maria Bartomeu) is incredible.
The Barcelona press regularly details the player’s emoluments: 18 million euros net plus a loyalty bonus of 9.7 million this season, 18 million without bonus in 2024-2025 then 19 plus three million bonus for the last year of the contract . It is obvious, the entourage of the president of Joan Laporta reveals the salary of “FDJ” in order to justify an upcoming departure. The club is in a dismal financial situation due to the financial arrangements imagined by this same manager…
Kimmich-De Jong, the ideal exchange?
There would finally be a club capable of welcoming the bulky De Jong: Bayern. Since Joshua Kimmich, 29, is under contract until 2025 and would like a change of scenery, with Barça as a courtier for several years, the Munich club would have imagined an exchange. According to SportBayern would like to finalize a deal with Barça, even if it is rather Ronaldo Araujo who is targeted in order to strengthen the central hinge (Dayot Upamecano would then be on the transfer list).
Kimmich is estimated at €60 million on Transfermarkt, De Jong at €70 million. The two clubs could therefore find an agreement quite easily and Barça would even pocket a small transfer fee in addition to saving the immeasurable salary of the Oranje. At the same time, the Blaugrana are in the process of negotiating the free arrival of Guido Rodriguez. The defensive midfielder from Betis, 2022 world champion with Argentina, is at the end of his contract.
