Marca: Deco did not go to Asia with Barcelona, he stayed in Spain to deal with contract renewal and registration issues

According to Le Marca, Barcelona director Deco did not follow Barcelona to Asia, and he stayed in Spain to deal with issues such as player renewal and registration.

This summer window, Barcelona signed three new players, including goalkeeper Joan Garcia, forward Rashford and Badge. At present, they no longer consider other signings unless there are unexpectedly low-priced high-quality players in the market. It is understood that Deco now needs to determine the departure list, speed up the registration process and complete the renewal work.

Despite slow progress in player departures and La Liga registration, such as Romeu and Christensen's whereabouts are uncertain, the renewal has made satisfactory progress, thanks in large part to the intervention of head coach Flick. Barcelona's contract renewal negotiations with Conde, Eric Garcia and De Jong have entered a substantial stage.

Kong De has shown a strong willingness to stay in the team since joining the team, and the two sides are close to reaching a new contract until 2030. Frick highly praised the French defender and considered him an indispensable part of the team. In the 2024/2025 season, Kong De made a total of 53 appearances and missed six games due to injury only.

Eric Garcia had some concerns about his future at Barcelona, but changed his mind after Frick made it clear that he trusted him. Last season, Garcia played 45 games, and his versatile attributes were recognized by the head coach. Moreover, the club's senior management is very satisfied with being able to retain such an all-round player.

The most surprising thing is De Jong's attitude change. The Dutch midfielder has been reluctant to renew his contract to now be eager to sign a new contract, which is also thanks to Flick's support. De Jong got a lot of play opportunities in the 2024/2025 season, participating in a total of 46 games. However, in order to stay with the team, he may need to accept a certain degree of salary adjustment, which the club believes will be solved soon.