Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has responded to rumours about his future, which have emerged in connection with a summer move to Tottenham Hotspur.
It is clear that the summer transfer window is already in full swing, as rumours are now circulating about Frenkie de Jong’s future.
Every summer, the Barcelona centre-forward seems to be linked with a move away from the club, and this year looks no different.
This time the rumours are quite surprising, as reports from Spain at the beginning of February suggested that Tottenham Hotspur had decided to sign the Dutchman.
Spurs are said to have offered €60 million (£51 million) and a four-year contract for De Jong.
Fabrizio Romano denied those rumours and De Jong has now dismissed speculation about his future in Catalonia.
De Jong dismissed the Catalan press ahead of Barcelona’s Champions League match with Napoli, according to ESPN.
De Jong claims that some reports have published “lies” about his earnings at the Camp Nou and claims that his salary is nowhere near what is being claimed.
The midfielder added that he is happy in Barcelona and wants to stay at his dream club for “many more years”.
“Lately I’ve been a bit angry at what the media generally writes,” De Jong said. “A lot of things have come out that are not true. I don’t understand that people report lies. It makes me a bit angry.”
“For example, [the media] talk a lot about my contract, salary, etc. … It’s a lot of smoke, a lot of lies that I earn 40 million euros or something. It’s far from what I earn – I won’t say the figures, but it’s a made-up story that’s not true.
“[The media] need to change what they are doing with many coaches and players, because you are writing and making up things that are not true. I’m really happy at Barca, that’s what I’ve always said. This is the club of my dreams, I hope I can play here for many more years,” he added.
In reality, Barcelona will have to make one or two big sales in the summer as it is still struggling to balance its finances.
De Jong would be an interesting sale as he would bring in a lot of money and Premier League clubs would be flocking to sign him.
However, we still do not see Tottenham as the team to get him; they have just signed Lucas Bergvall, a teenager who is being compared to De Jong because of his style of play.
Signing and developing the next De Jong makes more sense for Spurs right now than a big deal with the Barcelona man, so we’d be surprised if he joined Tottenham soon.