Frenkie de Jong's Future at Barcelona in Doubt
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Frenkie de Jong plays football for Barcelona. His future at the club is now difficult.
The Barcelona coach is Hansi Flick. Flick does not want De Jong in his team.
De Jong is one of the players who earns the most money at Barcelona. This is a problem for the club.
Many people thought De Jong would leave Barcelona this January. But De Jong does not want to go.
He says no to leaving the club now. So his future stays unclear.
Vocabulary10 words
- future
- what will happen later
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- midfielder
- a football player who plays in the middle
- earns
- gets money for work
- club
- a sports team and company
- refuse
- to say no to something
- transfer
- when a player moves to a new team
- unclear
- not clear; not sure
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of players
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Answer key
1. Barcelona 2. He does not count on him 3. False
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Frenkie de Jong plays football for _____. His future at the club is now _____.
The Barcelona coach is Hansi _____. Flick does not want De Jong in his team.
De Jong is one of the players who _____ the most money at Barcelona. This is a problem for the club.
Many people thought De Jong would _____ Barcelona this January. But De Jong does not want to go.
He says no to leaving the club now. So his future stays _____.
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