Midfield problem area: Liverpool target Frenkie de Jong
Frenkie DeJong
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The Reds are dealing with a Frenkie de Jong signing. The Barça player is said to fix the midfield problems in Jürgen Klopp’s team.
The Reds are dealing with a Frenkie de Jong signing. The Barça player is said to fix the midfield problems in Jürgen Klopp’s team.
Like the Spanish newspaper Sports reported, the LFC is considering a transfer of the Dutchman next summer. While De Jong’s contract at Barcelona runs until 2026, the 25-year-old’s future appears to lie outside of Catalonia. On the one hand, the right-footer recently revealed that President Joan Laporta had already advised him to leave in the past transfer window pushed. On the other hand, de Jong often only presses the bench under coach Xaxi.
In Liverpool, on the other hand, there is an urgent need for central midfielders. Not only that the Reds lack quality in this position. With Naby Keita, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Arthur on loan, there are currently four players in the squad whose contracts expire after the season.
However, the current table eighth in the Premier League would probably have to assert itself against well-known competition. Manchester United around de Jong’s foster father Erik ten Hag is still considered an interested party. Chelsea FC and Bayern Munich are said to have thought about signing the former Ajax player in the summer.
The current market value of de Jongs is from transfermarkt.de estimated at 60 million euros. To guide the playmaker to the Camp Nou, Barça transferred 86 million euros to Amsterdam three years ago.
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Midfield problem area: Liverpool target Frenkie de Jong released.