In a make-up match in the 21st round of La Liga that ended in the early morning of April 25, Beijing time, Barca, sitting at the home of Camp Nou, lost 0-1 to Vallecano, and for the first time in the history of the team, they were double-killed by their opponents, and with Barca losing this battle, Real Madrid, which was 15 points ahead, was in sight.
In this game, Barca's Dutch superstar Frankie De Jong also had a controversial scene. He started the campaign and was replaced early in the 60th minute. After leaving the field, De Jong looked displeased and suspected of throwing his face at the Barca manager.
Harvey replaced De Jong entirely for tactical reasons and did not carry personal grudges. After all, in the 60 minutes of playing, De Jong performed quite badly. He didn't shoot. The number of touches is also only 49, and only 1 in 40 passes is a threatening ball, and as a midfielder brain De Jong's stats are obviously unqualified.
As a genius introduced by Barca at 86 million euros, De Jong has never played in camp Nou matching his value. During the season, De Jong has scored just four goals and assisted five times in La Liga, the Champions League and the Europa League. During the coaching period of dutch compatriot Koeman, De Jong was an absolute main player who played full of basic games. But de Jong was often replaced after Coman took over from Harvey, with de Jong only playing the full 90 minutes in the last round against Real Sociedad in the last nine games. And in the end, after being replaced early again, De Jong's emotions completely exploded.
After De Jong's delay in cashing in on his talent at Barca, his future began to spiral into suspense. According to foreign media sources, De Jong's mentor Tenghag during his time at Ajax hopes to bring him to his upcoming Manchester United this summer. Barca didn't mind selling De Jong, as the Rosso and The Ross had already decided to replace De Jong with AC Milan midfielder Casey.
De Jong is also one of the few players in Barca who can sell high prices, and the club's top brass has already priced De Jong for 70 million euros. This is not a problem for "not bad money" Manchester United. And to be able to reunite with his mentor, perhaps De Jong can really regain his former highlights at Ajax at Old Trafford.