De Jong Signs New Barca Contract Until 2029

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has signed a caller declaration extending his enactment astatine the nine until 2029. The Dutch international, who joined from Ajax successful 2019, has go a important portion of the team’s midfield. De Jong expressed his committedness to winning titles with Barcelona arsenic helium continues to prosecute his puerility dream.

“Barcelona are assured that the midfielder tin beryllium a pivotal portion of the existent sporting task owed to his prime and experience,” the nine stated.

De Jong has faced challenges with signifier astatine times but became a cardinal fig successful the midfield nether Hansi Flick past play alongside Pedri Gonzalez.

“I ever dreamed of playing for Barcelona, and present that I americium surviving that dream, I privation to proceed pursuing it for galore much years and americium anxious to triumph titles,” De Jong said astatine a quality conference.

Having arrived nether erstwhile Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu, De Jong is 1 of the club’s highest earners. Reports suggest helium has accepted a wage chopped successful his caller deal, which volition instrumentality effect from the 2026/27 season.

De Jong commented that erstwhile media reports regarding his wage were exaggerated and had affected however helium was perceived by fans.

“I won’t disclose what I volition earn; they’ve ever talked astir it a lot, but I judge the figures regarding what I earned earlier person been greatly exaggerated,” helium explained. “I deliberation this has impacted however radical presumption maine due to the fact that if they work successful newspapers that Frenkie earns this, and that helium is the highest-paid subordinate successful Europe… it has an effect.”

Barcelona attempted to merchantability De Jong successful 2022 arsenic portion of cost-cutting measures, but the midfielder remained steadfast successful his tendency to enactment astatine the club, wherever helium has made implicit 250 appearances.

“I don’t consciousness undervalued by my teammates, coaches, oregon wrong the club; that’s much of a media issue,” added De Jong. “That’s the quality of football—everyone is entitled to their opinion.”