Overview

• Multiple reports indicate the parties are close to a three-year add-on, with only performance-related variables still to be settled.
• The framework would keep De Jong at the club until 2029, with reduced salary terms taking effect from 2026.
• This season’s pay, including deferred amounts from previous years, would be honored under the reported agreement.
• Sources say De Jong is comfortable with the proposed figures and intends to continue under Hansi Flick.
• Club president Joan Laporta said the renewal is being worked on and expects good news soon, and Barcelona plan to address Eric García’s contract next.