Barcelona, Spain — Frenkie de Jong, the Dutch midfielder for FC Barcelona, don bounce back for the 2025 season after a challenging start. E no dey play regularly and his future look uncertain with contract wey go expire for June 30, 2026. As Barcelona dey follow their policy no to allow players to play their last year without renewing, di matter fit affect De Jong’s stay after summer transfer window.
Since January, di situation don change for De Jong as he don reclaim his position in di team. Di connection between him and Deco, di club’s sporting director, don improve well-well. According to reports, di two parties don dey engage in talks, but nobody don sign any contract yet. De Jong express happiness in a post-match interview after Barcelona qualify for di Champions League semifinals, saying, “I don always talk am, I dey very happy to dey live and play for Barcelona.”
De Jong further mention dat him no wan focus on renewing contract right now. He believe say if he perform well till end of di season, e go give him more leverage in di negotiations. Report wey reach us show say di Blaugrana prefer to wait for di end of di season to confirm if di new version of De Jong na permanent change or na just temporary form.
Although some financial adjustments go require for De Jong to remain with di team, di pressure no go be as much as di club originally dey expect. Di player don show consistent improvement and Hansi Flick, our coach, don place much confidence in him, making am clear say he go be part of di future plans for di team.
Di club maintain say dey never doubt De Jong’s quality. Most of di noise around him during past transfer windows had more to do with his salary and di huge financial issues wey di club dey face than his footballing abilities. Barcelona believe say him dey essential to their playing style, even if e no dey perform as how e dey do for Ajax.
As FIFA rules matter plenty, Barcelona dey look into renewing De Jong’s contract soon. Dem no want lose him free when him contract finish. If e no sign new deal before summer, e go cost dem plenty in financial terms since di club still dey grapple with Financial Fair Play rules.
Rumors don also arise say Thomas Partey from Arsenal don show interest to join Barça after him contract expire. If De Jong no gree sign, Partey’s availability fit put pressure for him, even though right now no be priority. Barcelona still believe say dey need De Jong if anything change for di squad. If e no renew, di club go consider Partey as serious option.
As Barcelona dey work towards di future, dem dey find solution quick-fast to curb any financial losses and maintain squad strength. With de Jong’s recent performances and positive attitude towards di project, di club hope say dey go finalize his contract renewal soon.
