Barcelona's ** midfield core, De Jong refused to renew his contract and cut his salary, Deco was helpless!
Given Barcelona's excellent performance in this game, they are likely to say goodbye to the Premier League side and Xavi will step down from Barcelona at the end of the season. Whether it's Barcelona's record or the future manager, the club's finances will not be a top priority for either Laporta or Deco. Bringing in players, or changing coaches, can improve the performance of the team. Xavi's departure will not delay Barcelona from finding a new manager, but if the team's financial situation improves, then the issue will have an impact on Barcelona's future.
Barcelona could not afford to invest a lot of money in the transfer market because of their poor financial situation, and their contracts were hit hard. Barcelona can't afford to bring in a lot of talent to their squad like other big clubs, and they have to rely on a constant stream of new talent to stay competitive. In addition, it is also a very critical time for Barcelona at the moment, as the salary extension agreement with De Jong and others is about to be issued, and Barcelona will have the most salary in Europe for the 2023 season.
Barcelona will spend 690 million euros in 2023, which is nearly 20 million euros more than the Grand Paris of Mbappe, the highest salary in Europe, which shows the huge pressure on Barcelona in terms of wages. De Jong has already decided to reduce his salary when he signed a new contract with Barcelona, and now he is the highest paid player in the Spanish league, Barcelona wants to solve this problem, and must negotiate with De Jong to reduce the salary and De Jong ** players, otherwise it will be difficult for them to provide enough wages for De Jong and Lewandowski.
De Jong still has two years left on his contract with the team, so the initiative in this game is no longer in the hands of Barcelona, as they did in the previous two seasons, they will not sell De Jong, and the most important thing now is the player's opinion. According to Spanish sources, Barcelona want to sell De Jong for a fee of around 100 million euros as a way to ease the club's financial difficulties. De Jong has been offered a new contract from Barcelona and can also reduce De Jong's salary, but De Jong's agent has not reacted to the contract.
Some time ago, it was reported that the contradiction between Barcelona and De Jong was more serious, and Barcelona wanted to use De Jong as their midfielder, but De Jong's ** made it difficult for them to accept. De Jong wants to stay at Barcelona, but he doesn't want to cut his salary, and the deal between the two clubs is still ongoing. Equally important, Barcelona don't have any say, De Jong's position is crucial, Barcelona have to wait until De Jong makes a decision before paying him a salary, and Deco can't do anything about it.