SPAIN: Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Wednesday that Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong is not for sale despite rumours of a departure to the Premier League.<\/p>\n
De Jong \u201cis a Barca player and unless we have a need or interest in selling him, we don\u2019t want to sell him,\u201d Laporta said as the club unveiled new signing Franck Kessie.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know he has offers. If at some moment we were interested, we would consider it, but right now, we\u2019re not selling the player,\u201d Laporta insisted.<\/p>\n
De Jong, 25, has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United and a reunion with former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag, who is preparing for his first season at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
Laporta revealed the club had made an offer to France international Ousmane Dembele, whose contract with Barca expired at the end of June.<\/p>\n
\u201cOusmane is no longer a Barca player, but we made him an offer,\u201d said Laporta. \u201cHe hasn\u2019t accepted it yet, but he wants to continue talking.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to carry on speaking, at least for now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Laporta also acknowledged having lunch with Jorge Mendes, the agent of Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo who is reportedly looking to leave Manchester United.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe discussed the transfer market in general, but I\u2019m not going to specify if he spoke to me about a player in particular,\u201d said Laporta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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