Barcelona sporting director speaks out on futures of Manchester United targets Frenkie De Jong and Ronald Araujo | SVTEM55 | 2024-02-27 16:08:01
Barcelona sporting director Deco has ruled out summer exits for Frenkie De Jong or Ronald Araujo, regardless of each being linked with moves to Manchester United.
The Catalan giants are nonetheless in a dangerous financial state, with La Liga slicing the membership's wage cap consequently, limiting them to spending £174.8m on wages.
If Barcelona need to sign any new players over the summer time transfer window then they should sell some, but Deco says it won't be De Jong, Araujo or Robert Lewandowski who will probably be leaving.
The Dutch midfielder has long been linked with a move to Previous Trafford whereas the Uruguayan defender has additionally been touted as a attainable signing for the Purple Devils but the former Barca star says neither move will probably be occurring this yr.
'Nothing will happen to them [Araujo and De Jong],' Deco informed Movistar.
'They have a contract and all the large clubs need to maintain their greatest gamers and these are a number of the greatest. They are essential players for now and for the longer term.
'They've earned the proper to be right here and the respect of the fans and everyone. We know the place we need to go and we're counting on them.
'He [Lewandowski] is a world-class reference. He has an amazing capability to attain objectives. I have seen only a few gamers as skilled and dedicated to soccer as him. He is a present for us.'
Both De Jong and Araujo have been regulars in Xavi's first group to date this season with the Dutchman making 26 appearances in all competitions and the Uruguayan 28.
Lewandowski has been essential to the staff, comfortably the aspect's top-scorer with 18 objectives in 35 appearances across all competitions.
Whether or not these gamers depart the membership or not it is set to be a summer time of upheaval on the Camp Nou, with Xavi set to step apart as manager.
The membership legend announced that he will depart and there was no announcement but on his alternative, with the likes of Hansi Flick, Rafael Marquez, Roebrto De Zerbi and Thomas Tuchel linked with the position.
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