Spanish press reports have spoken of a first disagreement about to occur between Barcelona’s management and the new German coach Hans Flick.
It is noteworthy that Flick took over the leadership of Barcelona after the end of last season after the decision to dismiss Xavi Hernandez after exiting the season without any title.
According to the Spanish newspaper Sport, Barcelona is planning to sell the Dutch Frenkie de Jong, the team’s midfield star, during the summer Mercato period in order to reduce the players’ wage bill.
The Spanish newspaper confirmed that contrary to the desire of Barcelona’s management, Hans Flick is impressed with De Jong’s performance and wants him to remain in the ranks of the Catalan club.
While Barcelona continues to work on adjusting the financial situation by considering getting rid of some players, Flick asked the club’s management not to dispense with the services of the Dutch Frenkie de Jong, who press reports have linked to the possibility of leaving the club by selling his contract this summer.
The Spanish newspaper Sport explained that Flick does not see the need to give up Frenkie’s services under any circumstances, and considers him an essential piece in his sports project at Camp Nou. Flick plans to rely on Frenkie de Jong in the pivot position, with another player next to him in the squad, after his return from the current injury, which he suffered in the last European Nations Championship, with his country’s national team, the Netherlands.