Posted on November 8, 2021 at 10:10 am by TM
While Xavi is now in charge at FC Barcelona, the cards will be redistributed and some will pay the price. This could notably be the case with Luuk de Jong.
During the last summer transfer window, the last hours were eventful at FC Barcelona . With the departure of Antoine Griezmann at Atlético de Madrid, it was necessary to strengthen offensively and for that, Ronald Koeman was looking for L uuk de Jong , on loan from Sevilla FC . The Dutch striker has put his bags down in Catalonia, but so far it has been a real flop. A failure that could only last a few months. Indeed, if De Jong had the confidence of Koeman , the latter is no longer there. And with the arrival of Xavi , the trend could be totally different for the Dutch striker.
Already on the go?
FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC had therefore agreed to the loan of a season of Luuk de Jong . However, following the arrival of Xavi, the Catalan club are reportedly looking to break this deal. According to Sport reports, the Dutchman is not part of the plans of the new Blaugrana manager. Thus, the idea would be to separate from De Jong as of the next winter transfer window, whether it is by sending him back to Sevilla FC or by finding another team that would accept to take it on loan. To be continued…