Laporta: 'We will do everything possible for Frenkie de Jong to stay'

"We will do everything possible for Frenkie de Jong to stay. I hope that he does the same," Joan Laporta said in his speech in the US.

"Frenkie wants to stay and the club wants him to stay. However, we may have conversations, as there is a new salary scale in place.

"Our wage bill is 40% higher compared to our competitors, and we have to discuss that with our players," Laporta added.

De Jong will be Barca's highest earner this season if he doesn't reduce his salary.

Barcelona already owes him a lot of money in deferred salary which makes his situation a little more complicated.

Source: FC Barcelona