Former Manchester United defender and soccer pundit Gary Neville has advised Barcelona midfielder, Frenkie de Jong, to “consider legal action” in opposition to Barcelona.
De Jong’s switch saga has dragged on via the summer time, with varied twists and turns, together with reviews of the participant wanting to remain in Spain. However, the 2 golf equipment have reportedly had a broad settlement in place for the switch of the Netherlands worldwide to Old Trafford.
A payment of £63million with £8.47million in add-ons has been agreed upon. However, the state of affairs has develop into difficult as a result of the midfielder is owed €17m in deferred wage.
But current reviews from Spain point out that head coach Xavi has knowledgeable De Jong he can keep if he’s ready to decrease his present wage.
Reacting to the event, Neville wrote on Twitter: “De Jong should consider legal action [versus] Barcelona and all players should be behind him!”
“A membership spending fortunes on new gamers while not paying those they’ve beneath contract their full cash is immoral and a breach.
“@FIFPRO should be all over bullying like this and stop it.”
De Jong ought to contemplate authorized motion v Barcelona and all gamers needs to be behind him!A membership spending fortunes on new gamers while not paying those they’ve beneath contract their full cash is immoral and a breach. @FIFPRO needs to be throughout bullying like this and cease it.
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) July 25, 2022
Barcelona’s monetary state of affairs has been a subject of sizzling debate with the membership nonetheless allegedly owing Gerard Pique 50m euros in deferred wages. How they will nonetheless afford to make costly signings like Lewandowski, and Raphina amongst others is a matter which has left many followers scratching their heads.
However, Barcelona President Joan Laporta reiterated his stance that the membership didn’t want to offload the midfielder.
“Frenkie de Jong is our player, we really like him,” Barcelona President Joan Laporta was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Joan Laporta tells @carodelas: “Frenkie de Jong is our player, we really like him. We received some offers for Frenkie but we didn’t accept as of now, as we want to talk with him and know exactly what he wants” 🚨🇳🇱 #FCB
“We need to clarify some aspects of his situation”. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/TM1hwyHzVu
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 24, 2022
“We received some offers for Frenkie but we didn’t accept as of now, as we want to talk with him and know exactly what he wants. We need to clarify some aspects of his situation” he added.
Manchester United will get their season underway on August 7 after they host Brighton at Old Trafford.