After several months of follow-up, the signing of Frenkie of Jong by the FC Barcelona has arrived to a moment key, since in some months will define if the one of Arkel finish arriving to the Camp Nou or no. The Ajax is still thinking in expanding the bidding to all the beaux that bring money, but the culés will not leave condition and the will of the player can be decisive.
In spite of that the offers already are shooting his price, the Barcelona pretend to negotiate his traspaso by an only road, without leaving influenciar by other proposals or aspiring. They will seat with the managers of the Dutch group and will be what was on the table what cost, without mattering what try Tottenham, Manchester United, Real Madrid or PSG.
In this sense, would help notably if the youngster insists in that it only wants to mudarse to the City Condal, and could unblock some conversations that the 'ajacied' empeñan in denying. For the moment, it has been only in a campaign that consider key, but it will be necessary to see if next summer the refusal continues. In the meantime, Frenkie of Jong leaves clear his intentions.
The praises of Frenkie of Jong to the Barça
Abril 2018
One of the first references of Of Jong to the Barça was in the magazine 'Saint', in which it confessed that it is an usual subject of debate with his family. In addition to explaining his animated discussions with his father on Johan Cruyff and describe to the Barça as better team of the history, the one of Arkel explained an anecdote that marked him, in which it has prominence his grandfather.
"We were on holiday in Spain and my grandfather bought me the T-shirt of Messi with the number 30, his dorsal then. My grandfather knew that it liked me Messi and carried that T-shirt until it did me small. Claro that it would like me play with him. Already it has 31 years, so I have to hurry me", aimed then.
26 July
After one of the first previous of Champions, the midfield player referred to the rumours. "I am a player of the Ajax but is obvious that there is an interest of the Barça. All the world knows it", aimed, before commenting that it was of trip in the City Condal and that liked him a lot, and to affirm that it began to overwhelm with the speculations on his traspaso.
However, to the enterarse of the praises of Xavi Hernández, everything changed, and the emotion apoderó of the young. "It is very beautiful to read this of him. I looked many of his parties when it played with Iniesta, Busquets, Messi...", it explained, before beginning to leave in the air his future.
28 July
The contacts continued and Of jong wanted to keep his professionalism, although without closing doors: "In principle my idea is to remain me. If I say that I will remain me and afterwards I go me, they will say me that I said that it wanted to remain me, but this is football, can change all each week or even each day".
16 August
Once again, it showed his fidelity to the Ajax, although it left clear that there was a big club (then only the Barça), after his steps, what added something of uncertainty: "The most likely is that it remain me, but in the football never knows . Anybody can ensure that it do not arrive a club with an important economic offer and the Ajax accept it. But in a principle the next season will follow here"
23 August
With the market of signings ready to close , Frenkie began to resolve rumours and to ask tranquility, but with the security to start with to call the things by his name, speaking with total freedom of his aspirations. "I think that this year I will play in Holland with the Ajax. This yes, the Barça would be a big step in my career", warned.
29 August
Already knowing that it could not leave in summer, the footballer insisted, reiterating a wish that still has not fulfilled: "it Wanted to play in the Barça and maybe some day do it, but this season will not be", aimed, hinting more than clear of to that was referring in his last statements.
16 September
In the television of the Ajax, Frenki of Jong kept a speech in which it respected to the club but went back to look to the Camp Nou, elogiando to his admired Leo Messi: "If you finish in a club of an upper level, will play with players of world-wide class. But to me really it would like me play with Messi some day".