THE BARÇA ALREADY HAS To HIS 'GALACTIC'
All what hides the signing of Of Jong: like this fraguó his arrival
Published:25/01/2019 - 01:29h
Updated:25/01/2019 - 01:29h
Frenkie Of Jong has converted this week of official form in new player of the FC Barcelona, although it will be still in the Ajax to the end of the present season. The movements to close this operation began does some months
The FC Barcelona achieved this Wednesday announce what was expecting from did a lot of months: the signing of Frenkie of Jong. The Barcelona group has struggled a lot to be able to do with the services of the Dutch midfield player, since it considered him the ideal reinforcement for the centre of the field.
The Catalan entity closed the agreement with the Ajax of Ámsterdam by a total of 75 million fixed euros more other 11 in concept of variables. Besides, the directive of the FC Barcelona did all what was in his hand to convince to the footballer that the best option for his future was in the Camp Nou. 'Sport' desveló The details of the chronology of the operation.
In spite of that the interest in Of Jong came from did time, the FC Barcelona began to attack his signing putting in contact with the player in November, taking advantage of his stay in Eindhoven to play against the PSV in a party of the phase of groups of the Champions League. Here it began him to convince.
To the Dutch midfield player liked him a lot the idea to be able to play in the Camp Nou, so much by the philosophy of football as by the sportive project. Nevertheless, his big priority was to be an important player and have a lot of minutes, something that did not see easy in the FC Barcelona. It was then when Paris Saint-Germain went in in scene with a brutal economic offer.
In addition to the money, in Paris ensured him be indisputable headline in replacement of Adrien Rabiot, by what, the day 16 January, the agent of Of Jong communicated to the FC Barcelona that the player had decided by Paris Saint-Germain. In that moment, from the Barcelona club saw very black the signing, since the midfield player seemed decided.
Key meeting that did to change of opnión to Of Jong
The FC Barcelona, by mediation of Pep Safe, organised a meeting desperately to treat of revertir the situation. Josep Maria Bartomeu headed the expedition culé to do change of opinion to the footballer and do that it declined the French option. "If you do not come to the Barça, will happen you the same that to Thiago or to Neymar", warned the managerial culé to Of Jong, that finally finish giving the "himself, want".
