Frenkie de Jong’s lawyers contact authorities over Barcelona’s ‘planned media slander campaign’

The midfielder has been involved in a long lasting transfer saga since the start of the summer transfer window. 

Barcelona are desperate to offload the Dutchman due to his high wages in order to balance the books, however, De Jong himself has so far been reluctant to discuss a move away from the Camp Nou. 

The report states that the club told De Jong that they want to annul his current contract and return to the deal he was on before, stating the current terms involved criminality and provide grounds for legal action against those involved. 

However, it seems that De Jong was angered by Barcelona’s latest attempt to convince him to either leave the club or stay at the club with a much lower salary. 

De Jong believes that he is the victim of a smear campaign against his image planned by the Catalan club. The report also said that De Jong will be standing firm and will not give in to any demands by the club. 

Despite this never ending saga, it has been reported that De Jong is ‘mentally very strong and positive’ and is eager to start the season as a Barcelona player in order to help his team challenge for the top honours. 

In the aftermath of this week’s twists, both De Jong and his representatives are choosing to remain silent as they are aware that any statements made at this time could have a negative impact on the player. 

Will De Jong leave or stay at Barcelona? Only time will tell.