Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong has rejected rumours over his turndown to take a payment cut at the Camp Nou.
The Dutch transnational was tracked by Premier League brace Manchester United and Chelsea in a long handling summer transfer battle for the former Ajax playmaker.
Despite Barcelona’s amenability to vend the 25- time-old, de Jong constantly stated his desire to stay in Catalonia, ahead of the2022/23 crusade.
still, that was balanced against a demand to amend and reduce his pay envelope package with La Blaugrana, due to their fiscal issues.
De Jong has formerly verified he was dragooned into considering an exit from the club, by chairman Joan Laporta, as transfer interest in him increased.
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Alongside that bold claim, he also refuted enterprise over how much he earns at Barcelona – and his station on a pay cut – to help with a financial remodelling at the club.
“ There have been numerous falsehoods and lies spread about my payment ”, as per reports from television NOS, via Mundo Deportivo.
“ In each of the first 3 times I played then, I cut my payment.
“ ultimately the plutocrat comes back, and it comes on top of my normal payment, so it looks bigger.
“ I suppose a lot of people do n’t understand this, but the numbers the media are spreading are false. ”