The Blaugrana did not hesitate to threaten De Jong with a severe punishment to get rid of the Dutch midfielder
Barcelona are reportedly ready to omit Frenkie de Jong from the squad leaving for the pre-season tour if he refuses to move to Manchester United.
The Dutch midfielder was Erik ten Hag’s main target at Old Trafford, and The Red Devils as well as Blaugrana Reportedly have agreed a transfer fee of £ 71 million.
However, there is still no guarantee that this transfer will materialize as the 25-year-old is happy at Camp Nou and does not want to move to a non-Champions League club.
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Party Barca had to press De Jong to accept Man United’s proposal because his departure will bring in a fresh flow of funds for the Catalan giants.
The latest, claimed by the Spanish media SportBarca threatened to omit De Jong from their squad for the pre-season tour if he chose to stay.
They feel De Jong must accept Man United’s offer because Barca want to get rid of the player for financial reasons.
Barcelona plans to use the money from the sale of De Jong to register new players such as Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie.
