Frenkie de Jong Transfer: In a video doing the rounds on social media over the past 24 hours, appears Gerard Pique refuses to let Frenkie de Jong sit next to his girlfriend during a Barcelona game. De Jong can be seen asking Pique to move seats, however, Pique is adamant about not moving. The video was taken last year, where the incident was recorded between the two former Barcelona teammates, where De Jong asked Pique to move along so that the Dutch pair could sit together, however, the Spain World Cup winner refused to move an inch and remained in his seat. Follow Premier League LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
Frenkie de Jong Transfer: Fans SHOUT ‘Come to Man Utd’ following Pique’s treatment of De Jong’s girlfriend – Check out
De Jong looked at his girlfriend Mikky Kiemeney with a confused face as he was taken aback by the disrespect by the ex-Barca man, as he couldn’t believe what he just witnessed. Moreover, Mikky immediately glared at the camera, and the video grabbed headlines as netizens reacted to it, especially Manchester United fans. T
hey humorously tweeted with captains saying United would not treat him disrespectfully like Pique, who previously wore the famous Red Redvils shirt between 2004-08. Urging De Jong to join Manchester United with humorous tweets, one wrote: ‘Come to Man Utd bro, we won’t treat you like this, I promise.’
And a second supporter said: ‘[Phil] Jones would never do this…come to Old Trafford 😂.’ Moreover, a third added, ‘Treated like an outcast…😭😭😭 He will be worshipped by fans and players if he agreed to join us…but blind loyalty 😭.’
Frenkie de Jong Transfer: Fans SHOUT ‘Come to Man Utd’ following Pique’s treatment of De Jong’s girlfriend – Check out
De Jong was subject to a summer move to Manchester United, as coach Erik Ten Hag was eager to land the Dutch midfielder at Old Trafford, as the pair previously worked wonders together at Ajax. However, the 25-year-old refused the move as he desire to see how the club progresses under new boss Xavi this season, as former Manchester United striker claims that De Jong wanted to work with Xavi first, as the deal between the clubs was agreed to sign the Dutchman. However, the deal didn’t materialize as De Jong instead to be in Blaugrana colors, at least for this season.
‘I actually spoke to Frenkie de Jong when we played against him in the A-League All-Stars game in Australia,’ Yorke says, ‘I have a little bit of insight, he wanted to see what Barcelona would become under the new guidance of Xavi and see how that panned out before he decided if he wanted to join Manchester United.’
Frenkie de Jong Transfer: Fans SHOUT ‘Come to Man Utd’ following Pique’s treatment of De Jong’s girlfriend – Check out
The midfielder is having a stellar spell under coach Xavi with 32 appearances in all competitions this term, as the Catalan club leading La Liga with a nine points lead, having already grabbed the Spanish Super Cup in January. Furthermore, the Blaugrana are keeping a slender lead in the first leg of the semis against arch-rival Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey.
The episodes involving Pique don’t seem to end soon, as recently the 36-year-old was involved in an argument. He and his new girlfriend were asked to leave a restaurant in Barcelona, as its owner was reportedly a Shakira fan. Pique and Shakira, Columbian Pop-star, announced their break up last year after an 11-year relationship, and since then Pique has been in headlines for his off-field antics rather than on-field talk.
On the other hand, De Jong who previously refused the deal with United would welcome the move next summer as he did not rule out a move to Manchester United. Moreover, given Barcelona’s growing financial concerns, as he is keen to play Champions League football and partner alongside Casemiro.
Frenkie de Jong Transfer: Fans SHOUT ‘Come to Man Utd’ following Pique’s treatment of De Jong’s girlfriend – Check out
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