Barcelona president Joan Laborda has confirmed that the league leaders are in talks with Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo and Pedri over new contracts.
Barcelona President Juan Laporta The Catalan giants are discussing new deals with three key players, two of whom have been heavily linked manchester united.
The Blaugrana have had an exceptional start under his tutelage Hansi FlickAdding 24 points in the first nine games of the La Liga season The highest of the classification.
Real Madrid moved level on points with Barca after beating Celta Vigo 2-1 on Saturday, but Flick's team can regain their three-point lead by beating Sevilla on Sunday.
Barcelona's renewed dominance in the top flight of Spanish football has come despite its well-documented financial problems, but the Catalans are in a better position than during the Covid-19 crisis, when players were asked to defer their wages.
Now, Laporta has revealed that they are working on a contract extension frankie de jong, Petri AND Ronald AraújoAll of them will be able to leave the Club on free transfers in the summer of 2026.
Barcelona “works” on the agreements of De Jong, Petri and Araujo
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“We are working on new contracts for Araujo, De Jong and Pedri,” Laporta said during the opening speech of the Ordinary General Assembly in Barcelona.
News of potential extensions for De Jong and Araujo would be a blow to Man United, who memorably pursued the former players throughout the summer of 2022 but were met with fierce opposition from the player.
Red Devils interest Eric Haguethe previous guardianship is not considered subsequently diminished, and They usually sign Dutch 'replacement' players When the next summer window arrives.
However, De Jong has repeatedly expressed his satisfaction with life in Barcelona despite his injury-plagued final year. Doubts have reportedly increased over how long it will take for the Blaugrana to recover. of their sufferings.
De Jong has only made two appearances for Flick's team this season, both coming off the bench, but the former Ajax player is not open to a move to Manchester as uncertainty persists over Den Haag's future.
Will Araujo avoid Man United alongside De Jong?
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De Jong is not the only member of the trio who could despise Man United Red Devils rumored to be keeping an eye on Araujo In the midst of the expectation that Johnny Evans, Victor Lindelof AND Harry Maguire They will all be gone next summer.
Barcelona were never worried about the prospect of losing the highly-rated Uruguayan, and the same could be said of Petri, who has not been reliably linked with a departure from his boyhood team.
Like De Jong and Araujo, the former Golden Boy winner has been plagued by a number of fitness issues of his own, but has made a positive start to 2024-25 with two goals and two assists in 11 appearances.
Petrie joined Barcelona from Las Palmas in a €23m (£19.2m) deal in 2019, and his current contract with Barcelona, which he signs in 2021, includes a release clause of billion euros (£833 million).
