Mercato – Barça: the departure of Koeman is already a victim in the locker room – Maxifoot

Desired by Ronald Koeman last summer, Luuk de Jong could also leave FC Barcelona soon. According to the Catalan press, Bara want to part with the Dutch striker in January.

His signing at FC Barcelona surprised everyone at the end of the summer transfer window, but Ronald Koeman had wished his arrival. Now, with the dismissal of the Barcelona coach on Wednesday, after the defeat against Rayo Vallecano (0-1), the future of striker Luuk de Jong (31) is darkening in Catalonia.

Disappointing with only one goal and no decisive assist in nine appearances across all competitions, the Dutch center-forward has not been convincing since his arrival at Bara. Besides his poor statistics for a center-forward, and this is not a surprise, the Batavian is not compatible with the Barcelona philosophy.

Luuk de Jong dj pushed to the exit

The Blaugrana therefore do not count on a player whose profile does not correspond to the game that Barcelona want to set up with the expected arrival of Xavi Hernandez, who is part of Bara’s DNA with the use of mobile attackers. and technically adept. Thus, De Jong will be asked to pack his bags this winter, says Sport.

The Catalan newspaper reports possible offers from Turkey, where Besiktas has already expressed interest in De Jong. On loan from FC Sville, the native of Aigle (Switzerland) had not played official matches with the Andalusian club before joining Catalonia, so he can sign up with another club during the next transfer window in January.

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