Barcelona will not ask key duo to reduce their salaries – report

Barcelona were going through some desperate times financially during the summer which required them to try to make major cuts to their wage bill in order to remain compliant with La Liga’s Financial Fair Play rules and register new signings.

In order to do that, the Catalan giants reverted to desperate measures as they tried various tactics to get two of the highest earners at the club – Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Frenkie de Jong – to agree a wage reduction.

However, according to Toni Juanmarti, Barcelona will not ask ter Stegen and de Jong to reduce their wages anymore following their failed attempts in the summer, which at times came off as a bit controversial.

De Jong’s contract details were leaked to the media while president Joan Laporta also made a pointed remark about players not accepting to reduce their wages during the Assembly meeting.

On top of that, the Blaugrana also threatened legal action to declare the contracts that the duo had signed under the previous regime null and void. However, it was nothing but another attempt to get them to agree to review their contracts.

But, now the Catalan giants have decided to respect the deals of both ter Stegen and de Jong and will not approach them to reduce their wages. However, they believe that the players themselves should take the initiative to review their contracts due to the club’s difficult situation.

Ter Stegen has been one of Barcelona’s best players this season and is the leading candidate to win the Zamora Trophy this season. Meanwhile, de Jong, after having experienced some lows, has once again risen to prominence in Xavi’s plans and is seen as an ‘untouchable’.

However, it is said that the Netherlands star is still angry with the Barcelona administration over the controversies in the summer and might consider leaving for free when his contract expires in 2026.

It remains to be seen how the situation evolves, but for now, Barça will not be asking de Jong or ter Stegen to reduce their wages.