ShiTian: De Jong changes agent, new agent hopes to meet with Barcelona as soon as possible and discuss player renewal

According to World Sports, Barcelona midfielder De Jong has replaced his agent, and the new agent hopes to meet with the club as soon as possible and discuss player renewal.

De Jong finally solved the problem that had plagued him for a long time. The 28-year-old Dutch midfielder, who has been working with agent Ali Dursan since his career began, had to terminate the professional relationship because he felt deceived by the latter.

Barcelona chairman Laporta pointed out in an interview with TV3: "I have always been very supportive of De Jong. He is a producer of Ajax youth training and is one of the players who stick to the Barcelona style. He is passionate now, and we really hope that he can stay here. He is dealing with some personal and professional issues, and once these issues are resolved, we will announce that he will continue to be with us." The core of the problem is that De Jong has lost trust in Ali Dursan. In order to be able to negotiate a contract renewal with the club (the contract will expire in June 2026), De Jong first needs to resolve the contractual relationship with Dursan and find a new agent to protect his interests.

It is understood that De Jong has found a new Dutch agent. The new agent has contacted the Barcelona club to express his desire to meet and has had preliminary contact with sports director Deko to discuss De Jong's contract renewal.

Before embarking on the renewal of the Dutch international, the club's top priority is to resolve the departure of the three players (Romeu may terminate the contract soon; Inaghi Peña will be loaned out after renewal; Ford's whereabouts are still under discussion), and to complete the registration of Gerald Martin, which is expected to play against Levante, while Szczesny and Badge may complete the registration next week, provided that the future whereabouts of Pena and Ford are resolved.

Barcelona is not in a hurry to deal with De Jong's contract renewal. However, if De Jong's new agent shows a strong desire to meet as soon as possible and meets the conditions set by the club for De Jong to renew his contract, this problem cannot be ruled out quickly. After all, just like Comte's contract renewal last week, this also helps amortization for the club. However, the two sides are still in the initial contact stage at present.