Six years ago, Paris Saint-Germain was on the ranks to recruit a young prodigy from Ajax, but the latter preferred Barça to him, seduced by the Catalan sports project. Today, the club of the capital returns to the charge to finally try to seduce the one that Nasser Al-Khelaïfi has never forgotten. A key player from Barça, whose contract expires in 2026 and whose fragile financial situation of Barcelona could precipitate the departure.
His name is now displayed at the top of the list of Parisian priorities: Frenkie de Jong. The 27 -year -old Dutch environment embodies the ideal profile to compose a masterful trio alongside Joao Neves and Vitinha, according to expert transfer window Ekrem Konur. A strategy that recalls the targeted recruitment of Luis Enrique, aimed at combining technicality and dynamism. But this time, Paris intends not to repeat the 2019 error, where the player had snubbed their advances despite a higher financial offer.
PSG would have returned to the charge for Frenkie de Jong.
After a start to the season marked by recurring injuries and criticisms, De Jong found his optimal level under the orders of Hansi Flick. His recent performances alongside Pedri and Dani Olmo convinced the Catalan staff of its importance. “It has become essential again”, Entrusts a relative of the club, highlighting its 93% of successful passes and its 18 liga recovery since January. A resurrection that has not escaped PSG, ready to put € 60 million on the table.
Frenkie de Jong, La Revanche de Paris?
Barcelona, stuck in debts estimated at € 1.2 billion, could yield under the offers. The Catalan club has already set a starting price around € 35 million, but requires a release clause of € 80 million in the event of an extension. A sum that PSG, supported by its Qatari shareholders, is capable of assuming. It remains to convince the player, who has always claimed to preserve his “sports career” before financial considerations.
On the one hand, an ambitious project in Paris, with a central role and European ambitions. On the other, the love of Blaugranas supporters and the found confidence of Flick. While the summer transfer window is approaching, the Dutchman will have to decide: stay faithful to his story with Barça or write a new chapter in the Paris jersey, six years after saying “no”. The ball is in his camp … and that of PSG, determined to complete this file before July.
