Barcelona ready to let £75m-rated Top Man United target go as part of swap deal for Euro 2024 winner

Barcelona ready to let £75m-rated Top Man United target go as part of swap deal for Euro 2024 winner

Barcelona is prepared to let go of Frenkie de Jong in the summer of 2025 in order to recruit Fabian Ruiz of Paris Saint-Germain to La Liga for the 2025–2026 season.

The Spanish powerhouses appear to have been trying to get rid of De Jong for some time, and the reason for this is probably financial.

Barca can fetch a high transfer fee for the Dutch star, which would relieve them of his exorbitant salary, which is making their financial position worse.

The midfield player, who signed with Barcelona in 2019 after leaving Ajax, now makes an incredible €721k a week.

This money was given to him by the previous board. De Jong does not deserve that amount of money.

According to SPORT, Barcelona have an interest in PSG’s Fabian Ruiz and will try to bring the Spain international to the club in 2025. The report states that De Jong could be included in a deal to bring down the transfer fee as the Catalan club looks to add another Euro 2024 winner to their squad.

Man United have been long-term admirers of De Jong ever since Erik ten Hag arrived at the club and during the Dutch coach’s first transfer window at Old Trafford, the Premier League outfit agreed a €75m plus add-ons worth up to €10m deal with Barcelona for the midfield star, however, the Dutch talent opted to remain in Spain.

The 27-year-old could become an option again for Man United in 2025 if the numbers are right but having signed Manuel Ugarte during the last transfer window, Ten Hag might not have a need for the Netherlands star.

The Premier League club never considered a move for De Jong over the summer, reports Matteo Moretto, with the transfer journalist writing in his exclusive column for CaughtOffside’s The Daily Briefing this week that the Manchester outfit only had eyes for Ugarte.

Moretto said: “I think the Catalan club wants to try to renew his contract, which expires in 2026 and will try to lower his salary. We will see how the negotiations go for him. This summer, Manchester United were never a real option for De Jong, as they had set their sights on Manuel Ugarte.”

It remains to be seen what the future holds for the Dutch talent as it is clear that Barcelona are open to letting him go in the near future