Barcelona open renewal talks with €75 million-rated superstar after ter Stegen agreement

After reaching an agreement with Marc-Andre ter Stegen over a new contract, Barcelona have now opened talks with another of their captains, Frenkie de Jong, over a renewal.

This claim comes from Sergi Capdevila of SPORT, who reports that the Blaugrana will look to extend de Jong’s contract on a similar formula to that of ter Stegen, which would help the club in their Financial Fair Play situation.

And, it is further stated that given that de Jong is very happy at the club, the midfielder would be predisposed to reach an agreement, making the contract renewal likely.

De Jong’s renewal could help with FFP

It is well-established that de Jong is one of the highest earners at the club currently, thanks to the contract renewal he signed in 2020 under the Josep Maria Bartomeu administration.

Given his wages, the Blaugrana made serious efforts to try and offload him last summer, but they came to no avail as the Dutchman held firm and refused to leave.

Since then, the 26-year-old has enjoyed a stunning turnaround as he has become one of the club captains and is an undisputed starter for Xavi week in, week out.

De Jong’s current contract with the Catalans runs until 2026 and there is no immediate threat of losing him, but extending his contract and distributing his salary over a longer period would help the club with the Financial Fair Play situation.

Barcelona want to renew de Jong’s contract with a formula similar to what they utilised with ter Stegen’s renewal.

It would see the Dutchman reduce his salary for the first couple of seasons on his new deal, which would be made up for in the latter years of the contract.

This manoeuvre would help the club achieve some Fair Play margin for the current season, which in turn would aid their bid to sign and register players.

De Jong has previously gone on record stating that he wants to remain at Barcelona for many years. And as such, there is a good chance that an agreement between the two parties over a new contract will go ahead.

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