With the Financial Fair Play overhang still present, the club might resort to the sale of at least one big player in order to generate the margins required to return to the 1:1 rule. For the longest time, Frenkie de Jong had been seen as someone who could leave Barcelona, and the midfielder had even been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia in the past. De Jong inquired about Saudi Arabia In a fresh twist, though, Al Ittihad sporting director Ramon Planes has revealed that De Jong has already inquired about life in Saudi Arabia to his national teammate and Al Ittihad player Steven Bergwijn. "Frenkie asked me how I'm doing here," Planes told Catalunya Radio (h/t Mundo Deportivo), citing Al Ittihad player Bergwijn.
Nosaltres argues that the department led by Sergi Atienza has not intervened in operations it considers ethically questionable. Instead, it claims the compliance department has focused on tracking comments made by club members. "It seems more concerned with looking at social media than with investigating the many questionable operations that have taken place at the club from an ethical and even legal point of view," the platform said in a statement.
Dro's current contract runs until 2027, and Barça's intention is to follow the same pathway they applied with players such as Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi, renewing and upgrading their deals as soon as they were of legal age. With this move, the Blaugrana want to reinforce their commitment to La Masia and protect themselves from potential interest from other clubs tracking Dro's development.
As part of a press briefing, FC Barcelona have released some crucial updates regarding their transfer plans for the future. The Blaugrana are planning to trigger Marcus Rashford's €30 million buy clause to keep him at the club permanently. Meanwhile, they also intend to offer a one-year extension to Andreas Christensen, whose current contract expires in June. Marc Bernal could leave on loan
The players are due to report on Monday and would only become available again on Thursday, without having taken part in the build-up to the Copa match in the preceding days. As such, if Hansi Flick was planning to give minutes to Torrents and Dro, the club would need to negotiate with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to secure their release from the youth national team squads.
