Barcelona hoping to receive high offers for Dutch duo after impressive performances

Barcelona’s business in the upcoming transfer window will largely hinge on how successful they are in offloading some of their current stars to help generate revenue and free up space on the wage bill.

Two of the players who are being considered as sellable assets this summer are Dutch duo Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay, reports SPORT.

De Jong finished his third season at Barcelona but is yet to hit the heights that were expected of him when the club had shelled out €86 million to sign him from AFC Ajax in 2019.

Nevertheless, the 25-year-old is a mainstay in the centre of the park at Camp Nou and is a quality player without any doubt. But given the club’s financial situation, the Catalan giants will study offers that arrive for him in the summer window.

Manchester United are already heavily linked with de Jong, with an €80 million move being mooted.

As for Depay, he arrived at Camp Nou only last summer but enjoyed a productive debut campaign in Catalonia, finishing as Barcelona’s joint top-scorer across all competitions.

However, he has just one year left on his contract with the Blaugrana, who will assess any proposals that arrive for him as well due to the prevailing economic conditions at the club. The ex-Manchester United ace is attracting plenty of interest as well.

The report from SPORT adds that the performances of de Jong and Depay for the Netherlands in the ongoing international break have gotten Barcelona excited as they can stand to extract a higher performance for the Dutch duo if they keep up their levels.

De Jong was the star of the show for the Netherlands as they beat Belgium 4-1 in the UEFA Nations League last week. The midfielder ran the shown from the centre of the park while Depay was not one to be left behind as he scored a double against the Red Devils.

Netherlands play Wales away from home next which will be followed by a clash against Poland after which they lock horns with Wales, this time at home. Barça will be monitoring their performances in the three games as they look to maximise their earnings.