Manchester City are not interested in Frenkie de Jong – report

Manchester City were recently in news over their reported interest in midfielder Frenkie de Jong, but a fresh update from Spanish news outlet MARCA has confirmed that Pep Guardiola’s team have ruled themselves out of it.

Frenkie de Jong’s immediate future with Barcelona has been under extreme scrutiny and even Barcelona are not completely ruling out the possibility of an exit. 

From Barcelona’s point of view, there are two main reasons for it. First, the player hasn’t really lived up to the expectations recently and second, his sale can actually help the team bring in substantial capital in the club.

The only consideration would be an offer good enough that those sitting in the management offices cannot refuse. 

Knowing that, it is easier to understand why the player has started to feel uncomfortable with every passing week.

On top of that, Barcelona are relentlessly expecting him to perform at his usual standard even after playing him out of his natural position.

As a result, the midfielder is being substituted in almost every single game, forcing him to at least consider the idea of leaving in the summer.

Now, if the midfielder does decide to part ways, he will have a plethora of options to choose from. This includes Manchester United, who will have de Jong’s former boss Erik ten Hag with them from next season, and even Bayern Munich.

Another name that was thrown in the air was that of Manchester City. The rumours were first generated by the English outlet Daily Mail, but MARCA says ‘signing him for Guardiola’s team is now totally ruled out.’

Barcelona’s idea to do business with Manchester City was to essentially leverage the upper hand they have with de Jong. Since the team is now linked with a certain Bernardo Silva, they were hoping to use him as a makeweight, but it seems the team will have to work on a different strategy altogether.