De Jong 'focused on the present' amid Barcelona exit talk

Frenkie de Jong is "just focused on the present" amid ongoing speculation that he could be on his way out of Barcelona later this year.

The Netherlands international has struggled for consistent starts since returning from a five-month injury lay-off at the start of October.

While multiple team-mates have agreed fresh terms at Camp Nou, De Jong's current deal is due to expire at the end of next season.

And reports suggest former Barcelona director Ramon Planes wants De Jong to join him at Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad.

Asked about his future after Sunday's 7-1 win over Valencia, De Jong is reported by Mundo Deportivo as saying: "I feel very good at Barcelona.

"I'm just focused on the present, and then there will be time for everything."

Club captain De Jong opened the scoring for Barcelona as they thumped Valencia at their temporary Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys home.

The Dutchman has featured in six of Barca's seven matches since the mid-season break, starting half of those.

"I have been feeling good since after the Christmas break," De Jong said. "I am 100% fit, and I have to prove that I deserve to play.

"I feel very good after scoring, and above all, I am happy with the victory."

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Barca's impressive win over Valencia snapped a four-game winless streak in LaLiga as they moved back to within seven points of leaders Real Madrid.

Only in three seasons have the Catalan giants scored more goals after 32 matches of a season in all competitions than they have this term (101 goals).

However, Hugo Duro's goal just before the hour mark means Hansi Flick's side have gone 10 league games without a clean sheet.

"We are a team that scores a lot of goals, and we attack well," De Jong added. "We need to keep this up. In the next match, we must keep a clean sheet.

"Valencia are not a bad team. I believe they have a better squad than it seems. They deserve credit. We went through a rough patch, but we must focus on starting to win again."