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Manchester United are interested in signing him
Frenkie de Jong has claimed that there are no updates regarding his future amidst interest from Premier League giants Manchester United.
Barcelona could be willing to cash in on the Dutchman in their bid to make space in their salary cap and strengthen their team this summer.
However, De Jong has reiterated his intention to stay put at the Blaugrana ahead of the 2022/23 season.
You’re always flattered when teams show interest in you as a player but I am at the biggest club in the world at the moment and I feel fine there, so no news,” De Jong said after the Netherlands’ 3-2 win over Wales on Tuesday.
The Dutchman joined Barcelona from Ajax in 2019. He has managed to establish himself in the starting line-up, with coach Xavi Hernandez considering his as a key player.
Perez’s recent comments have provoked a reaction from LaLiga. The organisation have issued a statement to respond to the Real Madrid president for some of the things he said involving Barcelona, the league’s organisers, and more.
The incendiary remark was made when Perez was asked if Barcelona could sign Robert Lewandowski, with the Real Madrid president using this as an opportunity to take a dig at LaLiga.
That I don’t know, in LaLiga they must be Barcelona’s sporting directors, sometimes they say they can’t sign, other times they say yes, let Barcelona do what they think is right, but don’t condition them,” Perez told El Chiringuito.
Perez also addressed the recent complaints filed by LaLiga against Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City.
“Tebas certainly doesn’t support Real Madrid, I don’t feel supported by Tebas, I feel wronged, we also have a lawsuit for a LaLiga agreement that, in our opinion, is illegal,” Perez said.
“It is illegal for sure. It breaches a decree-law, which states that we cede the TV rights to LaLiga for their commercialisation, on a competitive basis and for three years. And that is not the case”.
Perez also commented on Laporta and the fact that he is not giving in to CVC.
“Barcelona are a serious club, and they have denounced a legality and they are unlikely to enter afterwards, it would be absurd,” Perez stated.
His words were then answered by LaLiga on Wednesday morning in the form of a press release, in which they assured that they have never put pressure on the Barcelona president at any time or in any way.
LaLiga’s statement in response to Florentino Perez
“In view of the statements made by the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez, last night on the television programme El Chiringuito, LaLiga would like to clarify:
“LaLiga has not at any time or in any way pressured the president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, with the intention of getting him to join LaLiga Impulso.