Barcelona Received a €100 Million Bid for Frenkie De Jong From Unknown Club on Transfer Deadline Day

• Barcelona were offered a whooping €100 million to sell unsettled Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong on transfer deadline day by an unknown club
• Frenkie de Jong was one of Barcelona’s most sellable assets and the Catalans were willing to offload the 25-year-old midfielder to raise funds for the club
• Manchester United and Chelsea were two of the clubs to have indicated an interest in signing the Dutch midfielder this summer before the transfer window closed

Frenkie de Jong finally remained in Barcelona despite the numerous reports linking the Dutch midfielder with the summer exit from the Camp Nou.

The Catalans had identified De Jong as one of the La Liga club’s finest assets and had put him up for sale in order to raise funds for the financially cash-strapped team.

According to Barca Universal, Barcelona were offered a whooping €100 million to sign Frenkie de Jong on transfer deadline day by a yet-to-be-identified club.

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The Dutch midfielder was initially heavily pursued by Manchester United, who even struck an agreement with Barcelona on a €85 million contract but was turned down by De Jong.

Frenkie de Jong also rejected an approach from Chelsea after the English Premier League giants tried to sign the Dutch midfielder this summer.

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Barcelona will still be hurrying to ensure a contract is signed with Alonso today, as the registration period for the Champions League ends on Friday, September 2 at midnight.

Barcelona trying to rip up Frenkie De Jong’s contract

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona are threatening to take legal action against Dutch midfielder, Frenkie de Jong over alleged criminality with his new deal signed with the club in 2020.

The Catalan giants are looking for all means to offload the Dutch midfielder this summer or find a means for him to reduce his salary package to ease the club’s financial pressure.

Barcelona has reportedly told Frenkie de Jong that they want to rip up his current contract and revert back to the original terms he signed in 2019.