Barcelona 'threaten legal action over Frenkie de Jong's 2020 contract extension'
Daily MailBarcelona have reportedly told Frenkie de Jong that they want to rip up his current contract and revert back to the original terms he signed in 2019, alleging the lucrative deal handed to him by the club's former board involved 'criminality'. Barcelona have reportedly told Frenkie de Jong that they want to rip up his current contract Barcelona's board, led by president Joan Laporta, allege the terms given to De Jong by their predecessors involved criminality De Jong has been warned that if he stays he either needs to take a pay cut, find himself used from the bench or at centre back De Jong is wanted by Manchester United and the Premier League giants agreed a £63m deal with Barcelona last month but he has no intention of joining a club that cannot offer Champions League football. De Jong's new contract in 2020 was handed to him by former president Josep Maria Bartomeu The letter reportedly says that Barcelona believe they are in a position to launch criminal proceedings to 'ascertain where responsibility resides for the supposed wrongdoing.' It's claimed the previous Barcelona board are 'confident' in the legality of the contract renewal signed by De Jong and that it was signed off by lawyers and LaLiga.