Frenkie de Jong’s Barcelona contract leaked: salary, bonuses, and other details

Even as Barcelona plan on negotiating a new contract with midfield superstar Frenkie de Jong, SPORT has gotten its hands on the Netherlands international’s existing deal with the La Liga champions.

Over a year ago, Barça were eager to push De Jong out of the club due to the financial situation as the midfielder was one of the highest earners in the squad.

Since then, though, the 26-year-old has come a long way and become a mainstay in the centre of the park for the Catalan giants and is one of the four club captains as well.

As such, things have already been set into motion to hand De Jong a new contract to secure his long-term future at Barcelona.

Amidst this, though, SPORT has revealed the details regarding the midfielder’s existing contract with the Blaugrana.

Not the highest earner based on fixed salary

De Jong signed a new contract with Barcelona in 2020, agreeing to a wage deferral in light of the COVID situation.

It has been previously reported that due to the deferred wage payments being made now, the midfielder is the highest earner at the club. However, the contract that SPORT have gotten their hands on says otherwise.

The Dutchman is not the player with the highest fixed salary in the squad, as he has a fixed wage of €18 million euros per season plus some variables, something that places him below Robert Lewandowski, the highest-paid player in the squad.

As per the report, De Jong’s fixed salary following his contract renewal in 2020 is as follows:

• 2020/21: €3,000,000
• 2021/22: €9,620,000
• 2022/23: €18 million
• 2023/24: €18 million
• 2024/25: €19 million
• 2025/26: €19 million

Loyalty bonus for De Jong

It must be noted that De Jong’s salary during the 2020/21 and the 2021/22 seasons was very low as he agreed to help Barcelona in a difficult period.

As such, he was offered a loyalty bonus at the end of every season to make up for it, the details of which are as follows:

• If he finished the 2021/22 season: €2.8 million
• 2022/23: €2.8 million
• 2023/24: €6.8 million
• 2024/25: €4.2 million
• 2025/26: €4 million

Personal performance bonuses

Beyond this De Jong’s contract also consists of a personal performance bonus clause as per which he is owed a fixed sum of money for every season in which he plays 60% or more of the club’s official matches.

• 2020/21: €960,000
• 2021/22: €1,250,000
• 2022/23: €2 million
• 2023/24: €2 million
• 2024/25: €2 million
• 2025/26: €2 million

Going by the details of the contract, the 2023/24 season is one where De Jong stands to earn the most as he will pocket a total of €26.8 million (fixed + personal bonus + loyalty bonus).