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Barcelona need Frenkie de Jong, says Ronald de Boer

Ronald de Boer has been talking about the speculation surrounding a possible exit from Frenkie de Jong and says it does not make much sense from a footballing point of view.

Gerard Romero reported on Wednesday that a deal to take De Jong to Manchester United is “95%” done and De Boer says it only makes sense if it’s being done for financial reasons.

“I could understand it if it’s financial, if the club has bad finances, but otherwise I don’t understand it because Frenkie de Jong is a very good player. Barça is now a nervous club, normally they had more patience with the players,” he said.