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Frenkie de Jong will leave Barcelona if he is “not contributing”

Frenkie de Jong said that he would leave Barcelona if he feels he is “not contributing” or unable to “win anything” with the Catalan club.

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De Jong said he will leave Barcelona if he is “not contributing”

The 27-year-old admitted that he is disappointed at how few trophies he has won with Barca.

De Jong has only won just three titles since signing in 2019 — one LaLiga, a Copa del Rey and the Spanish Supercopa.

“Barça was and is my dream club,” De Jong said in an interview with Voetbal International on Thursday. “As a little boy, I wanted to play here. I still enjoy every day at this club, but as in real life, not everything is as ideal as you imagine.”

“There is a reason they say you should never meet your heroes, right? I must confess that when I signed my contract here, I did not think that after [five] years I would have won only one LaLiga, one Copa del Rey and one Supercopa.”

“I thought at least double that, so in terms of trophies, it’s disappointing. But, along the way, things always happen that you can’t foresee beforehand.”

De Jong is entering the final 18 months of his contract with Barca, set to expire in 2026.

The Dutch international has previously turned down offers to leave the club, including one from Manchester United in 2022, but says he would consider leaving if he could “not win anything with the team.”

“People often think I want to stay at Barcelona forever because I live so nicely here alongside football,” he added. “That is true, but it is secondary to what happens on the pitch.”

“If I notice that I can’t show enough here, that I am not contributing or that I can’t win anything with the team, I wouldn’t be here anymore.”

Plagued by ankle injuries

De Jong has been plagued by ankle problems during the last two seasons.

He has spoken about the “mental trauma” those series of ankle injuries have caused him.

The midfielder returned from his latest ankle issue in October but has started only two games since then and was an unused substitute in Barca’s last two matches before the winter break.

“I am at a crossroads in my career. I still have a year and a half at Barcelona and you read in the newspapers that this is an issue. For me, it is not right now.

“Let me start playing football again first, then we’ll see what the club has planned and then I’ll sit down with my family and [my agent] to decide what I want myself.”

De Jong has made just eight appearances this season, totaling 362 minutes.

He remained on the bench when Barcelona manager Hansi Flick was searching for a winner against both Leganes and Atletico Madrid.

“I need time, I know that and the coach knows that,” De Jong said.

“If I don’t play in a few weeks, it’s my own fault. It really has to happen now; that feeling is very strong with me.”