Frenkie de Jong renewal: a 'heavyweight' asks FC Barcelona for the continuity of the Dutch!

The situation of Frenkie de Jong is not even a shadow of what it was in the early stages of the 2024-25 season. After returning from his injury on October 1, the Dutch midfielder seemed to be one of the least relevant players in Hansi Flick's sports planning. If you add to that the fact that the issue of his renewal was not very clear, it created the perfect mix to think that the days of the former Ajax player at the Barcelona club were coming to an end.

However, recently, the reality of Frenkie de Jong at FC Barcelona has experienced a positive change for all parties involved. The Arkel native, fully recovered from his physical setbacks in his right ankle, has slowly been approaching his best level of play as a stellar midfielder, a trend that apparently Hansi Flick has identified and for which he is increasingly giving him prominence in his game and space in his starting eleven, where he has now entered the conversation for a spot that seemed unquestioned for Marc Casadó under the German coach.

Hansi Flick, the main promoter of Frenkie de Jong's continuity at Barcelona

It seems that the situation of Frenkie de Jong at FC Barcelona has changed so much that everything points to the club being in negotiations to renew his contract. In fact, 'SPORT' suggests that Hansi Flick would be the main driver of the Dutchman's continuity in the culé team and would be working on an approach between both parties.

At the same time, the German coach would have urged FC Barcelona to make one last effort to renew De Jong before the end of the 2024-25 season. Hansi Flick is convinced that Frenkie is one of the best players in the world and that a transfer would weaken the culé sporting project.

It is important to remember that recently, the Blaugrana carried out a very successful renewal operation, as in January they announced the contract extensions of four players: Ronald Araujo (2031), Pedri González (2030), Gavi (2030), and Gerard Martín (2028). With other contractual extensions like those of Iñigo Martínez and Robert Lewandowski in progress, it is not surprising that Barcelona wants to focus its efforts on ensuring the continuity of Frenkie de Jong, whose contract expires on June 30, 2026.

With this in mind, we will have to wait and see how the negotiations between FC Barcelona and Frenkie de Jong turn out. It has been mentioned for some time that the Catalan team offered the Dutchman a renewal offer, which expired due to the player's lack of response, so new negotiations with different conditions are expected to begin.

The Dutchman's renewal could be unblocked soon

At this point, the role of Hansi Flick remains crucial, as he has gradually given more prominence to a Frenkie de Jong who knows he is valued by the German coach. Increasing his importance in the team, and the fact that he is winning back the fans, everything points to the '21', who seems to prioritize his stay in the club, reaching an agreement. However, the player's salary could be an obstacle, in addition to the need to resolve overdue payments agreed due to the pandemic.

What if Frenkie de Jong does not renew?

It is clear that if they do not reach an agreement, the Dutchman would still have a good market. Although interest has recently increased from Saudi Arabia, there is no doubt that other top European clubs would be interested in a possible transfer for Frenkie de Jong, an asset with a good market valuation who, in good physical shape, could become one of the best in the world.