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Bayern Munich have a strong interest in a piece of Barça, which they want to take with them next summer. Although there has been a lot of talk that Joan Laporta has on his agenda stars from the set led by Thomas Tuchel, such as Joshua Kimmich or Jamal Musiala, it is the Bavarians who can destroy Xavi Hernández and sign a player who is absolutely essential for the Catalan coach, paying a significant amount of money.
It is about Frenkie de Jong , which is not the first time he has been linked with the Bundesliga champion. Because previously there had been talk of this possibility, although it never came to fruition. When he was still defending the colors of Ajax in Amsterdam , he already had the opportunity to move to Germany, but at that time he was not convinced by the proposal, and decided to accept the proposal presented to him by Josep Maria Bartomeu.
And now, a year later, he may end up walking to the Allianz Arena. Although the 26-year-old midfielder has always assured that he is very comfortable in La Liga EA Sports, and is one of the captains of the Blaugrana squad, the delicate financial situation they live in may cause them to be forced to make sacrifices in 2024 , to avoid being sanctioned by UEFA without playing in European competitions.
In this sense, one of the main candidates to change airs would be the ’21’, because it is one of Barça’s assets that has a higher market value. It would not be difficult to find a buyer who can put a lot of money on the table for the former Willem II, who continues to perform at an exceptional level, and in fact Bayern would be willing to offer around 90 million euros to close this addition.
Several German media claim that Tuchel considers De Jong a priority , and that he has requested the board to do whatever is necessary to get Xavi out of it.
Does Laporta consider De Jong essential?
Now the question is whether Barça is prepared to allow the departure of a player who, as much as he is an undisputed starter for Xavi, Laporta does not quite consider him essential. And a sign of this is that he put it on sale just over 12 months ago.
The president believes that they have more than enough alternatives to De Jong in the core, with Oriol Romeu, Fermín López, Pablo Páez ‘Gavi’, Ilkay Gündogan or Pedri González.
Source: El Nacional
