Despite his positive numbers and few participations
Luc de Jong’s time at Barcelona is coming to an end, as the striker prepares to return to his parent club Sevilla soon. However, he is unlikely to stay in La Liga for much longer, with a move to Mexican club Toluca on the horizon, according to Jose Manuel Garcia and Fabrizio Romano.
Barcelona signed the towering striker on the summer day transfer deadline last year as a replacement for Antoine Griezmann, who left for Atletico Madrid.
Luc de Jong has arrived on a season-long loan deal with the option to make the transfer permanent. Upon arrival, the move was criticized and ridiculed by a large section of the fans, with Holland failing to make any kind of impact.
He was even overlooked by Xavi after the 42-year-old took over the club from Ronald Koeman. But a series of injuries and fitness problems forced the coach to rely on De Jong at the start of the second half of the season, and the striker took advantage of that.
Indeed, the Dutchman scored some vital goals for Barcelona and continued to play a vital role as a player in the team even after the arrival of players such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ferran Torres.
So much so that there have been some talks about the club even considering his permanent signature. However, that idea was scrapped, with the 31-year-old set to return to Seville.
But he is unlikely to stay long at the Andalusian club as a move to Mexico is a possibility. Indeed, according to the update, negotiations are already underway between Toluca and Seville, with the striker giving his consent to the transfer.
De Jong finished the 2021/22 season with seven goals and made 29 games for Barcelona. And if all goes as planned, he will be plying his trade in Mexico next season.
The post-loan Barcelona striker who is set to move to Mexico, negotiations first emerged with Barcelona Universal.