Fichajes newspaper said that coach Pep Guardiola personally asked the board to recruit the Barcelona star.

According to a source from Fichajes, Frenkie de Jong is the subject of interest from Manchester City. And the Premier League champions are willing to offer 110 million euros to sign the 26-year-old Barcelona midfielder.

The Dutch midfielder has always been considered one of the players that Barca can reap the most financial benefits from the transfer, the La Liga club can take advantage of this departure to implement plans. their finances, thereby developing the huge economic potential that the club has.

It is known that coach Pep Guardiola personally asked to sign the Dutch star after The Citizens were unable to recruit Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice.

De Jong has been one of the best-performing players for Barcelona since arriving at Camp Nou in July 2019.

The 26-year-old made 183 appearances for Barcelona, scoring 15 goals and providing 21 assists. In addition, de Jong also has more than 50 appearances for the national team. However, in the context of Barca falling into a financial crisis, the future of the Dutch star is still in big question.

Barca can completely sell De Jong if they receive a suitable offer. Last summer they reached an 85 million euro deal with Man Utd to sell the former Ajax star, but De Jong refused to reunite Erik ten Hag.