On October 26, Beijing time, the Italian media "Transfer Market" broke the news that Premier League giants Manchester City intended to introduce Barca midfielder Franki De Jong. According to the Spanish "Daily Sports" newspaper, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are closely monitoring Barca's economic situation, and in recent weeks they have also begun to provide ideal offers to different agents, who want to poach some of the top players in Barca's squad, and Barca's midfield reconstruction cornerstone De Jong and Pedri are among them.
The 24-year-old de Jong, who joined Barcelona from Ajax in the summer window of 2019, has performed poorly at Camp Nou, making 104 appearances in three seasons in which the Dutchman wore a red and blue shirt, with 9 goals and 15 assists in barca's past midfield legends. But in the Spanish national derby staged on October 24, De Jong won the La Liga double with a value of 90 million euros, but de Jong's performance in the derby was not good, to which the Spanish media "As" commented: "Barcelona spent about 90 million yuan to sign the Dutch midfielder in 2019, but until today, he has not played a performance that suits his own value. In the second season, he seemed to find form, but since then he has been stalled, and last night's national derby failed to contribute to the team, and injuries led to his substitution in the second half. ”
The embarrassing record of 0 goals scored 0 goals this season and 40 goals in 40 European matches has also been criticized for the midfielder's rising star's offensive ability.
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Since Koeman took over as Camp Nou in August last year, the team not only employed Dutchmen in the coaching staff, but also strongly introduced two Dutchmen in the front line, Ligue 1 champions Memphis Depa and high school striker Luc De Jong, Barca's Dutch color has continued after Cruyff, but it is difficult to hide the club's dismal economic situation and the decline in the team's competitiveness after Messi's departure. As the midfield core of Barca and the Dutch national team, De Jong has gradually retreated from the brilliant performance of the Ajax period to the position of the all-round back, but whether it is to organize the attack or defense, it can not see the wonderful play of the Dutchman, not to mention that the midfield master Busquets, who has a similar function to him, is still the core of Barca, and De Jong can only barely perform the defensive function of the back and the fatigue of running for ninety minutes. Therefore, it is debatable whether Barca's tactical system has delayed the display of De Jong's ability, or whether De Jong's ability does not meet Barca's tactical tone. But it is undeniable that Busquetsgad Jong's stable midfield metronome combination, as well as the emergence of new midfield stars such as Pedri and Garvey, make Barca's midfielder look very relieved. If De Jong leaves, it will still have a big or small impact on the rebuilding of the team.
After all, De Jong is only 24 years old, he is still young, and he is a representative of the mesozoic generation in football. The "oily" Manchester City naturally need a successor to de Bruyne to secure the ball in midfield, perhaps to change the environment and meet new challenges, de Jong's wonderful career may have just begun.