{"id":22582,"date":"2022-07-02T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T22:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/02\/barcelona-chief-drops-de-jong-bombshell-speaks-out-over-raphinha-pursuit\/"},"modified":"2022-07-02T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T22:00:40","slug":"barcelona-chief-drops-de-jong-bombshell-speaks-out-over-raphinha-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/02\/barcelona-chief-drops-de-jong-bombshell-speaks-out-over-raphinha-pursuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona chief drops De Jong bombshell &amp; speaks out over Raphinha pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<hr>\n<p>Comments on the part of Barcelona president Joan Laporta have given rise to quite the wave across the fanbase of Premier League giants Manchester United this evening.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with the Spanish patron having provided an insight into the ongoing transfer speculation surrounding Frenkie de Jong.<\/p>\n<p>For several weeks now, the name of midfielder De Jong has of course taken its place centre stage in the European media chatter. This comes amid the widespread understanding that the aforementioned United are inching towards a deal for the Dutch international.<\/p>\n<p>Some outlets have even gone as far as to suggest that an agreement between the two parties is as good as closed, with De Jong primed to reunite with ex-Ajax boss Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u25ab\ufe0f Agreement more than close since Monday between Man United and Barcelona for Frenkie de Jong on \u20ac65m fixed fee, but \u20ac20m add-ons structure to be discussed\u2026 and then personal terms;<\/p>\n<p>\u25ab\ufe0f Lisandro Mart\u00ednez: bid set to be submitted.<\/p>\n<p>More on Man Utd ?\u21aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tLQq287SRg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/tLQq287SRg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QthB0wUj54\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QthB0wUj54<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1543150735151464449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If Barca chief Laporta\u2019s latest comments on Saturday evening are anything to go by, though, then such reports couldn\u2019t be further from the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media a short time ago, the Blaugrana\u2019s president was inevitably asked for the latest on De Jong\u2019s situation, and whether the 25-year-old\u2019s exit is indeed, as reported, imminent.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, though, Laporta went on to reveal that he and the transfer team at the Camp Nou \u2018have no intention of selling him\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but FdJ himself \u2018wants to stay\u2019, with the club therefore ready to do whatever it takes to keep hold of a player evidently deemed as key to Xavi Hernandez\u2019s project moving forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bar\u00e7a president Laporta on de Jong: \u201cThere are many clubs that want him, not just Man United. We have no intention of selling him, he wants to stay\u201d. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to do everything to keep Frenkie, but there\u2019s also a salary issue and that would have to be adjusted\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zG4mmo6Rfj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/zG4mmo6Rfj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1543307404632268802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Laporta\u2019s transfer market comments did not end there, though.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with the 60-year-old having too opened up on Barcelona\u2019s ongoing pursuit of Leeds United star Raphinha.<\/p>\n<p>It is of course common knowledge that the Catalan giants are eyeing the signature of wide-man Raphinha this summer, amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the future of free agent Ousmane Dembele.<\/p>\n<p>The La Liga heavyweights, though, are not alone in their pursuit of the Brazilian international, with both Arsenal and Chelsea too pushing hard for his signature with a view to next season.<\/p>\n<p>In turn, it came as little surprise when Laporta confirmed that the club\u2019s board have spoken with their Leeds counterparts regarding a potential deal.<\/p>\n<p>More significant, though, was the reiteration that Raphinha himself \u2018wants to come to Barca\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Barcelona president Joan Laporta: \u201cRaphinha wants to come at Bar\u00e7a. We have communication and have spoken with Leeds\u201d. ??? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s there is that there are other clubs that want Raphinha and are making their proposals\u201d.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReshadRahman_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ReshadRahman_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lO8d7LqEC4\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lO8d7LqEC4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1543300499071537153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/confirmed-when-barcelona-are-set-to-unveil-franck-kessie-andreas-christensen\/\">Confirmed: When Barcelona are set to unveil Franck Kessie &amp; Andreas Christensen<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/xavi-approves-sale-of-barcelona-attacker-amid-claims-of-e23m-offer\/\">Xavi approves sale of Barcelona attacker amid claims of \u20ac23m offer<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comments on the part of Barcelona president Joan Laporta have given rise to quite the wave across the fanbase of Premier League giants Manchester United this evening. This comes with the Spanish patron having provided an insight into the ongoing transfer speculation surrounding Frenkie de Jong. For several weeks now, the name of midfielder De [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-22582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}