New Barcelona coach for next season, German Hansi Flick wants to keep Uruguayan defender Ronaldo Araújo and Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong in the Spanish club’s squad and would only be willing to sell the players upon payment of the termination fine, as reported by the newspaper Sports worldthis Thursday.
Flick, according to the newspaper, understands that the duo will be important for his project at Barcelona and hopes to count on the players in the 2024/2025 season. In addition to the coach, sporting director Deco also does not plan to trade Araújo and de Jong and understands that it would be very expensive to bring in suitable replacements.
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As a result, Barcelona would only be willing to negotiate the duo upon payment of their termination fines, or proposals close to their value. Ronald Araújo, who arouses interest from Chelsea and Bayern Munich, according to Sports worldhas a fine of approximately R$5.8 billion, while the cost to hire Frenkie de Jong is around R$2.3 billion.
The Catalan club takes into account that, for example, Chelsea itself paid high prices to sign the Ecuadorian Moisés Caicedo (approximately R$770 million) and the Argentine Enzo Fernández (approximately R$700 million), players that Barcelona considers less talented and valued than Aráujo and de Jong.
Still according to the Spanish newspaper, Barça also intends to renew the two athletes, who have a contract until 2026, but understands that the duo may want to wait and see what their work will be like as the new coach and may want to hear some proposals.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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