Barcelona continues its intensive efforts to renew the contract of Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong before the end of June, with the aim of counting the new contract under the rules of the Spanish league, which will help the club create more space in the salary cap to facilitate the registration of Juan Garcia and Nico Williams.

According to the Spanish newspaper "AS", the renewal negotiations have seen a sudden turn in recent days, bringing De Jong significantly closer to reaching an official agreement with the club's management, after his departure from Camp Nou seemed likely, especially given Manchester United's interest in signing him last summer.

This major shift in the player's position, whose current contract ends in June 2026, comes after he regained his starting place in the plans of German coach Hans Flick, becoming one of the key elements that the team relies on in the upcoming phase.

The newspaper clarified that the new agreement will be for a lower financial value than the current contract, while De Jong is engaged in a legal battle to separate from his current agent, a step that could pave the way for signing the new contract in the coming days.