De Jong opposes La Liga overseas games! TA: Barcelona is dissatisfied with De Jong’s remarks and has informed the players

TA reported that De Jong’s public remarks against La Liga’s overseas games made the club dissatisfied, and Barcelona has informed the players of this.

La Liga plans to move Barcelona’s away game against Villarreal in December to Miami, which has caused different voices within the club. Executives are "very pleased" with the move from a financial perspective and believe it is an excellent opportunity to expand into the North American market and increase revenue. However, players expressed dissatisfaction. De Jong, one of the team captains, publicly stated that long distance travel and an unfair playing field are detrimental to players.

It is understood that the club is dissatisfied with De Jong's remarks and believes that they are against the interests of the club and has communicated with him about this. Back in August, another captain, Ter Stegen, also signed a players union statement opposing overseas games.

According to reports, Olmo is expected to miss two to three weeks due to a calf injury, which makes him almost certain to miss the focus game against Real Madrid on October 26. In addition, the recovery status of Yamal's groin injury is still unclear. Although he resumed training on Monday, coach Flick had not guaranteed that he would be able to play in the national derby. Phelan also suffered a minor strain, but fortunately it was not a major problem.

At the same time, the relationship between Barcelona and UEFA is experiencing a dramatic relaxation. Last week, Chairman Laporta attended the European Club Association (ECA) conference in Rome with a high profile, and staged a series of close interactions with ECA Chairman and Paris Saint-Germain Chairman Al-Khelaifi, including what was dubbed a "romantic walk" with his peers and a photo taken on an electric scooter. Al-Khelaifi publicly stated that the European Super League was "long dead" and welcomed Barcelona's return. Laporta responded that the trip was aimed at "building a bridge between the Super League and UEFA," implying that a strategic reconciliation was taking place.

Finally, regarding the return plan to Camp Nou, the club still faces the problem of municipal permission. Barcelona would prefer to wait until the stadium capacity can return to the 45,000 people in the second phase before returning, but this will require a separate second license, which has not yet been approved. Before that, they could only play in stadiums with a capacity of about 27,000.