Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong “needs to be managed” according to head coach Hansi Flick. The 27-year-old, who returned from an ankle injury that kept him sidelined for six months in October, has had to settle for limited minutes this campaign.

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has on Friday urged the club’s supporters to get behind their side’s players.This comes after one member of Flick’s ranks, namely Frenkie de Jong, was singled

Since then, De Jong has remained silent, offering no response to the club's proposal. Despite his lack of communication, Barcelona have continued to pay De Jong's hefty salary, $18 million this season,