Dutchman Frenkie de Jong, Barcelona midfielder, accused the Catalan club of leaking his contract to the press several months ago
De Jong said, in statements highlighted by the Spanish newspaper “Sport”: “I wanted to prove that I am better than others and that I deserve to be among the 11 main players in the team
He added, “Because of the situation I was in, I knew that I would play fewer minutes at the beginning of the season compared to last season, in which I was a regular player
He continued, “I think the club is now on the rise again, it is starting to grow, and things become perfect for me when I participate
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And about the leaking of his contract with Barcelona, De Jong said: “One of the newspapers published things about my contract. I didn’t leak it and only one other party had the contract, so this must have happened from the club
He concluded: “I thought it was not important, but suddenly there was a commotion about whether my contract was valid. It bothered me that the club did it, but it had no effect on me
