Barcelona not ruling out the sale of €75 million-rated superstar despite reassuring statements

Given Barcelona’s current situation, they are keen on offloading players in the coming days so as to improve their Financial Fair Play situation by reducing the salary mass and generating revenue.

Players returning from loan and some of the stars that are not a big part of Xavi’s plans have been put up for sale. At the same time, there are some who are regarded as ‘untouchables’.

As per multiple reports, midfield mainstay Frenkie de Jong is one of those players who are counted as an ‘untouchable’ for whom no offers would be entertained.

Despite that, journalist Achraf Ben Ayad is reporting that Barcelona are not ruling out the possibility of selling de Jong even though there have been reassuring statements coming forth from the club.

This update comes after club president Joan Laporta confirmed that the club had an offer of €100 million for the Netherlands international last summer but decided against the sale.

“We had an offer of €100 million for De Jong and we were right not to accept it. We’ve received offers for Pedri, Ansu Fati, Christensen, de Jong, and Araújo but we think they have to continue. They are the present and the future of the club,” he had said.

However, it must be remembered that multiple reliable sources had reported that Barcelona had agreed to sell de Jong to Manchester United last summer and the move did not go through only because the player dug his heel and refused to leave.

And it appears that despite what the president says, the possibility of de Jong being sold if a ‘special’ offer were to come along is not entirely ruled out.

De Jong continues to attract interest from Manchester United while Bayern Munich are also said to be looking at him as an option.

As per Gerard Romero, though, de Jong still does not want to leave Barcelona and has told Xavi the same already.

Like last summer, it is expected that the Dutchman, with a market value of €75 million, will once again reject any advances from elsewhere. So, an exit would be off the table despite Ben Ayad suggesting that the club are not ruling out his sale.

Player valuation in title obtained from transfermarkt.com on date of publication.