Barcelona reportedly want midfielder Frenkie de Jong to take a “drastic” pay cut if he is to stay at the club.
President Joan Laporta has said this weekend that Barca have no intention of selling the Dutchman but did suggest the Catalans want him to reduce his salary.
Marca reckon that if De Jong does continue at the Camp Nou next season he will end up costing the club a total of €40 million.
Laporta therefore considers a pay cut “an essential condition” for De Jong to stay but knows the midfielder may find it difficult to accept even though he wants to continue.