FUTURE UNVEILED
Barça makes a decision about the future of Luuk de Jong
Published:24/01/2022 - 08:34h
Updated:24/01/2022 - 08:34h
FC Barcelona is very clear about what it will do with Luuk de Jong. They have made the final decision regarding the Dutch striker's medium-term future, after a positive start to 2022
Luuk Of Jong has arisen like an unexpected protagonist, but important, for the FC Barcelona in the start of this 2022. It achieved to annotate against the Mallorca, Granada, in LaLiga, as well as against the Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Supercopa of Spain. With so many injuries and drops in the offensive, the tulip has achieved to do with a gap, almost 'fixed', in the plantemiento of Xavi Hernández, although to finals of December sounded to abandon the Camp Nou during the wintry market.
The situation has given a twist of 180 degrees and in the Barça have taken a decision regarding the immediate future of Luuk of Jong based in his last performances. It will not move of the team and will fulfil his season of cession from the Seville. In the 'COPE' aimed this Sunday that the Barcelona have 'closed' the door to the Dutch and bet by his continuity in this season.
In summer, probably return to Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, but for the moment in the Barça are happy with the performances of Luuk of Jong and of how, in spite of being totally relegado to the bench during the first months of the season, sand has showed one hundred by one hundred involved and with spirits to help to the team. It has showed it with three goals that have been importantísimos for the Barcelona. Against the Mallorca, went the so much of the victory. In front of the Granada, opened the marker and in front of the Real Madrid was the attendant to equalise it.
It is worth it to remember that the Barça had 'smart' an operation to three bands, with the Seville and Cádiz, for the trasapaso of Luuk to the picture gaditano in this market of wintry signings. Everything was prepared, but the player kept firm and announced that it did not have intentions to move in the Camp Nou and that, by the contrary, wanted to do with a gap in the team.
The surprise of the Barça
Anybody expected that Luuk of Jong served of goleador in this beginning of 2022, neither the own Xavi. The footballer, in a recent interview to the half Dutch 'AD Sportwereld', commented it recently: "I Think that Xavi is a bit surprised of how fit in his game. Also I can be a '9' for him with which can do triangles and like this play under the pressure of a rival. Xavi wants that his forward was a meeting point, that hold balloons and combine them with the midfield players. Always it says me that it attract to the defenders to leave spaces that others can take advantage ofr".