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Barcelona sporting director Deco has poured chilly water on the potential of the membership promoting Frenkie de Jong and Ronaldo Araujo amid strained relations with Manchester United.
Each gamers are reported to be United's summer time targets.
United's curiosity in Araújo dates again to final summer time. Neither transfer ever got here to fruition, however with the membership eager for defensive reinforcements forward of the upcoming switch window, hyperlinks to the Uruguayan have resurfaced.
The Crimson Devils have been chasing De Jong because the arrival of Eric ten Hag in the summertime of 2022.
Regardless of United agreeing a price with the Blaugrana for the midfielder, a change to Outdated Trafford was made unattainable because of deferred wages owed by the membership, along with his reluctance to depart the Catalan giants.
Lately, it emerged that De Jong might be prepared to depart Camp Nou. Nevertheless, the 26-year-old later spoke publicly concerning the rumors and dismissed them.
He admitted being pissed off by the fixed ideas of an exit from Barça and acknowledged that his need was to stay the place he was.
A earlier report coated by The Individuals's Individual instructed that United have been eager to double down on De Jong and Araujo.
Nevertheless, in line with Deco who spoke to Movistar (by way of 90 Minutes), each stars are nonetheless in Barça's future and won’t be made accessible on the market.
“Nothing will occur,” he mentioned of the pair.
“They’ve a contract and we need to maintain the most effective. And they’re the most effective.”
“They’re the footballers of the current and the longer term. They’re gamers who’ve earned the proper to remain at Barça and have earned the respect of the followers and the membership.
“We need to proceed to belief them.”
Each De Jong and Araújo's respective contracts with Barcelona are set to run out in 2026.