In Barcelona, ​​they deny that there are clashes between De Jong and Deco

Barcelona denies that a confrontation took place between Frenkie de Jong and Deco before the match against Antwerp in the Champions League.

Barcelona — There was no conflict between Frenkie de Jong and Barcelona sporting director Deco, contrary to what was reported by some media outlets in Spain, according to what the Dutch player’s private representative, Ali Durson, said in statements to the newspaper “De Telegraaf”, which was also reported. It was rejected. espn From various sources from FC Barcelona.

On Tuesday morning, Barcelona changed the list of people summoned to travel to Antwerp presented on Monday, and included the list of Lewandowski, Gundogan and Araujo that were initially excluded, but not De Jong, who officially remained in Barcelona (along with the injured). Fever.

RAC-1 reported on Thursday that Deco spoke by phone with the player, upset by his absence and not believing his story. It is reported that the sports director shouted at him, in the presence of witnesses, from the airport, “What do you mean you are sick? Has the doctor proven that you are sick?”, according to what one of the collaborators with the aforementioned station said. Which was also published by some media.

Club sources confirmed, “It is a lie. There was no such fight. It is a desire to mess around by inventing things that are not true.” espnWhile De Jong’s representative expressed his annoyance by saying that it is “completely fake” news, and it is the biggest nonsense that has been circulated about Frenkie in a long time. He was simply sick, had symptoms of a fever and could not travel or play. .

“Frenkie’s reputation has not been compromised because he always delivers. He is professional from beginning to end, and he is a model,” Dursun added, explaining that there were no “screams on the phone as stated or questions. Things were created wrong because “the relationship with… “Deco is simply good and stable.”

The change in call for the Antwerp match was surrounded by quite a bit of controversy, after Xavi stated in the preview that it was made “by mutual consent” with the sporting director and with the knowledge of President Laporta. The statement led to the suggestion that the manager had imposed the presence of the initially excluded players on the coach, which Deco denied on the field, stressing that there was no “consensus” and that this was the decision of the coach, who was actually on the field. The press room downplayed the importance of this issue.

The Barcelona delegation returned from Belgium on Thursday, where it ended its participation in the group stage with an unexpected defeat against Royal Antwerp and trained in the afternoon, already in the presence of the Dutch midfielder, who also trained on Friday with the bulk of the team. The team ahead of the vital match in the Mestalla vs Valencia Saturday.