Frenkie De Jong

Salary, Contract & Net Worth

Frenkie De Jong signed an initial 5-year contract with FC Barcelona back in 2019 but the deal was extended for further two years in 2020 keeping him at the club until end of 2025/26 season. Frenkie De Jong and his defered wages has been a talking point for football fans and we explain what is De Jong's contract situation at the moment and what exactly are defered wages.

Frankie De Jong Deffered Wages: When De Jong initially signed for Barcelona in 2019 he agreed €14 million a year in salary. However his contract was extended in 2020 not only increasing increase in fixed salary but alot of bonues and royalties were added connected to personal performances. Barcelona were suppose to pay De Jong around €88.6 million over next 6 years. However covid came and Barcelona were hit with financial crisis. De Jong along few other high profile players in Barcelona offered to deffer his salary during pandemic. That means, Barcelona had to pay him double the salary next season which they failed to do. So by 2023/24 season, The deferral of payments alongside bonuses and royalties meant, Barcelona had to pay De Jong €27.5 million. A similar numbers they have to pay de Jong in his last two years on the contract.